Geoemydidae Temporal range: Late Cretaceous - Present
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Ornate wood turtle Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Geoemydidae Theobald, 1868 |
Synonyms | |
Geoemydidae Theobald 1868:9[1] |
The Geoemydidae (formerly known as Bataguridae) are one of the largest and most diverse families[4] in the order Testudines (turtles), with about 70 species. The family includes the Eurasian pond and river turtles and Neotropical wood turtles.
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