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Order Chelonia or Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)

Giant (Galapagos) Tortoises (Geochelone elephantopis vandenburghi) Mating
Source: Microsoft® Encarta® 96 Encyclopedia

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Families of the Order Chelonia or Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)

12 in all

Cryptodira: Carettochelyidae
Cryptodira: Cheloniidae (sea turtles other than leatherback)
Subfamilies:
- Chelonini
- Carettini
Cryptodira: Chelydridae (American snapping turtles, in which the plastron is greatly reduced)
Cryptodira: Dermatemydidae
Cryptodira: Dermochelyidae (leatherback sea turtle)
Cryptodira: Emydidae (freshwater and wood turtles, which make up about 40 percent of the species of the order)
Cryptodira: Kinosternidae
Cryptodira: Platysternidae
Cryptodira: Testudinidae (tortoises)
Cryptodira: Trionychidae (soft-shelled turtles)
Pleurodira: Chelidae
Pleurodira: Pelomedusidae

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Sources:

Butterworth, Katharine M. 1994. Turtle Facts. Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece: Athens. 30 pp.
Lehrer, John. 1994. Turtles and Tortoises.
Microsoft Corporation. 1996. Microsoft® Encarta® 96 Encyclopedia.