CHELYDRIDAE Agassiz 1857

Mccranie, James R., 2015, A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed, Zootaxa 3931 (3), pp. 352-386 : 380

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6119097
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scientific name	CHELYDRIDAE Agassiz 1857
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FAMILY CHELYDRIDAE Agassiz 1857 , 341

(1 genus, 2 species). Some workers, apparently beginning with Bour & Dubois (1985), have erroneously credited Gray (1831 [p. 37]) for this family name. This matter is discussed in more detail in McCranie & Gutsche (2015).

Chelydra Schweigger 1812 , 292 (2 species) Chelydra acutirostris Peters 1862 , 627

Chelydra rossignonii (Bocourt 1868, 121)

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Testudines
Family	Chelydridae

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Testudines
Family	Chelydridae

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Testudines
Family	Chelydridae
Genus	Chelydra

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