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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

Taxonomy of Turtles (Testudines) Bibliography of Turtles (Testudines) Species richness map of the turtles (Testudines) of the world (click on the map to see larger version) Biodiversity of turtle species How many turtle species are there in the World? How many endemic turtles are there in the World? Chronology of new turtle species descriptions Frequency (left) Cumulative frequency (right) Which countries and regions have most turtle species? Ranked list (countries, left map) Ranked list (all regions, right map)