Family Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles):
countries with most species

© Rune Midtgaard
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*Countries with same number of species are ranked alphabetically
Rank* Country Species
No. 1
Australia
 25
No. 2
Brazil
 20
No. 3
Indonesia
 11
No. 4
Bolivia
 10
No. 5
Papua New Guinea
 9
No. 6
Colombia
 8
No. 7
Argentina
 7
No. 8
Paraguay
 7
No. 9
Venezuela
 7
No. 10
Ecuador
 6
No. 11
Peru
 6
No. 12
Guyana
 5
No. 13
French Guiana [France]
 4
No. 14
Surinam
 4
No. 15
Uruguay
 4
No. 16
Trinidad & Tobago
 2
No. 17
East Timor
 1