turtles

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turtles
1. See CHELONIA.

2. big-headed turtles (Platysternon megacephalum) See PLATYSTERNIDAE.

3. Carolina box turtle, eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina); European pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis); freshwater turtles, terrapins See EMYDIDAE.

4. green turtle (Chelonia mydas); hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata); loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta); marine turtles See CHELONIIDAE.

5. common musk turtle, stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus); mud turtles, musk turtles See KINOSTERNIDAE.

6. hidden-necked turtles See CRYPTODIRA; PELOMEDUSIDAE.

7. leatherback, leathery turtle Dermochelys coriacea) See DERMOCHELIDAE.

8. matamara (Chelus fimbriatus); snake-necked turtles See CHELIDAE.

9. pitted-shell turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) See CARETTOCHELYIDAE.

10. . side-necked turtles See PLEURODIRA.

11. . snapping turtles See CHELYDRIDAE.

12. . tabasco turtles See DERMATEMYDIDAE.

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