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Turtles (Testudines)

IUCN Red List assessments:
Extinct (in recent times): 7 species
Extinct in the Wild: 0 species= 0.0 %
Critically Endangered: 68 species= 18.0 %
Endangered: 45 species= 11.9 %
Vulnerable: 57 species= 15.1 %
Near Threatened: 35 species= 9.3 %
Least Concern: 47 species= 12.4 %
Data Deficient: 10 species= 2.6 %
Not Assessed: 116 species= 30.7 %
Families:

Carettochelyidae (Pig-nosed Turtle)
Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Chelydridae (American Snapping Turtles)
Dermatemydidae (Central American River Turtle)
Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles)
Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles)
Platysternidae (Big-headed Turtle)
Podocnemididae (Giant Side-necked Turtles)
Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)