Picchu

Family

Chelidae

62 species in this family. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 1 of 2

Pantanal Swamp Turtle

Pantanal Swamp Turtle

Acanthochelys macrocephala

Chelidae
Chaco Side-necked Turtle

Chaco Side-necked Turtle

Acanthochelys pallidipectoris

Chelidae
Brazilian Radiolated Swamp Turtle

Brazilian Radiolated Swamp Turtle

Acanthochelys radiolata

Chelidae
Black Spiny-necked Swamp Turtle

Black Spiny-necked Swamp Turtle

Acanthochelys spixii

Chelidae

Arnhem Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina burrungandjii

Chelidae
Cann's Snake-necked Turtle

Cann's Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina canni

Chelidae
Northern Snake-necked Turtle

Northern Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina colliei

Chelidae
Broad-shelled Snake-necked Turtle

Broad-shelled Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina expansa

Chelidae
Gunalen's Snake-necked Turtle

Gunalen's Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina gunaleni

Chelidae
Kuchling's Snake-necked Turtle

Kuchling's Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina kuchlingi

Chelidae
Common Snake-necked Turtle

Common Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina longicollis

Chelidae
Roti Snake-necked Turtle

Roti Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina mccordi

Chelidae
New Guinea Snake-necked Turtle

New Guinea Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina novaeguineae

Chelidae
Northern Snake-necked Turtle

Northern Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina oblonga

Chelidae

Parker's Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina parkeri

Chelidae
Pritchard's Snake-necked Turtle

Pritchard's Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina pritchardi

Chelidae

Reimann's Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina reimanni

Chelidae
Steindachner's Snake-necked Turtle

Steindachner's Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina steindachneri

Chelidae
Kimberley Snake-necked Turtle

Kimberley Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina walloyarrina

Chelidae
Mata Mata

Mata Mata

Chelus fimbriata

Chelidae
Orinoco Matamata

Orinoco Matamata

Chelus orinocensis

Chelidae
Southern Snapping Turtle

Southern Snapping Turtle

Elseya albagula

Chelidae

White-bellied Snapping Turtle

Elseya branderhorsti

Chelidae
Northern Australian Snapping Turtle

Northern Australian Snapping Turtle

Elseya dentata

Chelidae

Yellow-bellied Snapping Turtle

Elseya flaviventralis

Chelidae
Irwin's Snapping Turtle

Irwin's Snapping Turtle

Elseya irwini

Chelidae
Gulf Snapping Turtle

Gulf Snapping Turtle

Elseya lavarackorum

Chelidae
New Guinea Snapping Turtle

New Guinea Snapping Turtle

Elseya novaeguineae

Chelidae

Southern New Guinea Stream Turtle

Elseya rhodini

Chelidae

Northern New Guinea Stream Turtle

Elseya schultzei

Chelidae
Mary River Turtle

Mary River Turtle

Elusor macrurus

Chelidae
Eastern Short-necked Turtle

Eastern Short-necked Turtle

Emydura macquarii

Chelidae
Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle

Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle

Emydura subglobosa

Chelidae
Northern Yellow-faced Turtle

Northern Yellow-faced Turtle

Emydura tanybaraga

Chelidae
Northern Red-faced Turtle

Northern Red-faced Turtle

Emydura victoriae

Chelidae
Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle

Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle

Hydromedusa maximiliani

Chelidae
South-American snake-headed turtle

South-American snake-headed turtle

Hydromedusa tectifera

Chelidae

Dahl's Toad-headed Turtle

Mesoclemmys dahli

Chelidae
Gibba Turtle

Gibba Turtle

Mesoclemmys gibba

Chelidae
Yellow-crowned Toad-headed Turtle

Yellow-crowned Toad-headed Turtle

Mesoclemmys heliostemma

Chelidae
Hoge's Side-necked Turtle

Hoge's Side-necked Turtle

Mesoclemmys hogei

Chelidae
Guyanan Toad-headed Turtle

Guyanan Toad-headed Turtle

Mesoclemmys nasuta

Chelidae

Cerrado Side-necked Turtle

Mesoclemmys perplexa

Chelidae
Amazon Toad-headed Turtle

Amazon Toad-headed Turtle

Mesoclemmys raniceps

Chelidae
Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle

Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle

Mesoclemmys tuberculata

Chelidae
Vanderhaege's Toad-headed Turtle

Vanderhaege's Toad-headed Turtle

Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei

Chelidae

Amazon Toad-headed Turtle

Mesoclemmys wermuthi

Chelidae

Zulia Toad-headed Turtle

Mesoclemmys zuliae

Chelidae
Bell's Sawshelled Turtle

Bell's Sawshelled Turtle

Myuchelys bellii

Chelidae
Bellinger River Sawshelled Turtle

Bellinger River Sawshelled Turtle

Myuchelys georgesi

Chelidae
Common Sawshelled Turtle

Common Sawshelled Turtle

Myuchelys latisternum

Chelidae

Manning River Sawshelled Turtle

Myuchelys purvisi

Chelidae
Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle

Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle

Phrynops geoffroanus

Chelidae
Hilaire's Side-necked Turtle

Hilaire's Side-necked Turtle

Phrynops hilarii

Chelidae
Guianan Side-necked Turtle

Guianan Side-necked Turtle

Phrynops tuberosus

Chelidae
Williams' Side-necked Turtle

Williams' Side-necked Turtle

Phrynops williamsi

Chelidae
Twist-necked Turtle

Twist-necked Turtle

Platemys platycephala

Chelidae
Black-backed Twist-necked Turtle

Black-backed Twist-necked Turtle

Platemys platycephala melanonota

Chelidae
Common Twist-necked Turtle

Common Twist-necked Turtle

Platemys platycephala platycephala

Chelidae
Western Swamp Turtle

Western Swamp Turtle

Pseudemydura umbrina

Chelidae