Classification of the suborder Pleurodira
Subor. Pleurodira Cope 1865 [sideneck turtle]
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Fm. Chelidae Gray 1825
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G. Acanthochelys Gray 1873
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†Acanthochelys cosquinensis de la Fuente 1992
Acanthochelys macrocephala Rhodin et al. 1984 [Pantanal swamp turtle]
Acanthochelys pallidipectoris Freiberg 1945 [Chaco sideneck turtle]
Acanthochelys radiolata Mikan 1820 [Radiolated Brazilian swamp turtle]
Acanthochelys spixii Duméril and Bibron 1837 [black spine-neck swamp turtle]
Subfm. Chelinae Gray 1825
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G. Mesoclemmys Gray 1873
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Mesoclemmys dahli Zangerl and Medem 1958
Mesoclemmys gibba Schweigger 1812 [Gibba turtle]
Mesoclemmys heliostemma McCord et al. 2001 [Yellow-crowned toad-headed turtle]
Mesoclemmys hogei Mertens 1967 [Hoge's side-necked turtle]
Mesoclemmys nasuta Schweigger 1812 [Guyanan toad-headed turtle]
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Invalid names: Batrachemys nasuta Schweigger 1812 [synonym]
Mesoclemmys perplexa Bour and Zaher 2005 [Cerrado side-necked turtle]
Mesoclemmys raniceps Gray 1856 [Amazon toad-headed turtle]
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Invalid names: Batrachemys raniceps Gray 1856 [synonym]
Mesoclemmys tuberculata Luederwaldt 1926 [Tuberculate toad-headed turtle]
Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei Bour 1973 [Vanderhaege's toad-headed turtle]
†Mesoclemmys vanegasorum Cadena et al. 2020
Mesoclemmys zuliae Pritchard and Trebbau 1984 [Zulia toad-headed turtle]
Invalid names: Batrachemys Stejneger 1909 [synonym], Bufocephala McCord et al. 2001 [synonym], Ranacephala McCord et al. 2001 [synonym]
G. Chelodina Fitzinger 1826
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Subg. Chelodina (Chelodina) Fitzinger 1826
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Chelodina (Chelodina) canni McCord and Thompson 2002 [Canns snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) gunaleni McCord and Joseph-Ouni 2007 [Gunalens snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) longicollis Shaw 1794 [Eastern snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) mccordi Rhodin 1994 [Roti Island snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) novaeguineae Boulenger 1888 [New Guinea snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) pritchardi Rhodin 1994 [Pritchards snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) reimanni Philippen and Grossmann 1990 [Reimanns snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Chelodina) steindachneri Siebenrock 1914 [Steindachners snake-necked turtle]
Subg. Chelodina (Macrochelodina) Wells and Wellington 1985
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Chelodina (Macrochelodina) burrungandjii Thomson et al. 2000 [Arnhem snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) expansa Gray 1857 [Broad-shelled snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) kuchlingi Cann 1997 [Kuchlings snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) oblonga Gray 1841 [Northern snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) parkeri Rhodin and Mittermeier 1976 [Parkers snake-necked turtle]
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) walloyarrina McCord and Joseph-Ouni 2007 [Kimberley snake-necked turtle]
Subg. Chelodina (Macrodiremys) McCord and Joseph-Ouni 2007
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Chelodina (Macrodiremys) colliei Gray 1856 [Southwestern snake-necked turtle]
†Chelodina alanrixi Lapparent de Broin and Molnar 2001
Chelodina expansa Gray 1857 [Giant snakeneck turtle]
†Chelodina insculpta De Vis 1897
Chelodina longicollis Shaw 1802
Chelodina mccordi Rhodin 1994 [McCord's snakeneck turtle]
†Chelodina murrayi Yates 2013
Chelodina novaeguinae Boulenger 1888 [New Guinea snakeneck turtle]
Chelodina oblonga Gray 1841 [Narrow-breasted snakeneck turtle]
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Invalid names: Chelodina colliei Gray 1856 [synonym]
Chelodina parkeri Rhodin and Mittermeter 1976 [Parker's snakeneck turtle]
Chelodina pritchardi Rhodin 1994 [Pritchard's snakeneck turtle]
Chelodina reimanni Philippen and Grossmann 1990 [Reimann's snakeneck turtle]
Chelodina rugosa Ogilby 1890 [Northern Australian snakeneck turtle]
Chelodina siebenrocki Werner 1901 [Siebenrock's snakeneck turtle]
Chelodina steindachneri Siebenrock 1914 [Steindachner's snakeneck turtle]
Subfm. Chelodininae Baur 1893
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G. Flaviemys Le et al. 2013 [Manning River sawshelled turtle]
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Flaviemys purvisi Wells and Wellington 1985 [Manning River sawshelled turtle]
G. Chelus Duméril 1806
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†Chelus colombianus Wood 1976 [Chelus colombiana]
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Invalid names: Chelus lewisi Wood 1976 [synonym]
Chelus fimbriata Schneider 1783 [Mata mata]
Chelus fimbriatus Schneider 1783 [Mata mata]
G. Elseya Gray 1867
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Elseya albagula Thomson et al. 2006 [White-throated snapping turtle]
Elseya branderhorsti Ouwens 1914 [White-bellied snapping turtle]
Elseya dentata Gray 1863 [Northern Australia snapping turtle]
Elseya irwini Cann 1997 [Irwins snapping turtle]
Elseya lavarackorum White 1994
Elseya macrurus Cann and Legler 1994 [Cann's snakeneck turtle]
†Elseya nadibajagu Thomson and Mackness 1999
Elseya novaeguineae Meyer 1874 [New Guinea snapping turtle]
Elseya oneiros Joseph-Ouni et al. 2020
Elseya schultzei Vogt 1911 [Schultzes snapping turtle]
†Elseya uberrima De Vis 1897
Invalid names: Pelecomastes De Vis 1897 [synonym]
G. Emydura Bonaparte 1836
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Emydura australis Gray 1841 [Australian bighead turtle]
Emydura krefftii Gray 1871 [Krefft's river turtle]
Emydura macquarii Gray 1831 [Murray River turtle]
Emydura signata Ahl 1932 [Brisbane shortneck turtle]
Emydura subglobosa Krefft 1876 [Redbelly shortneck turtle]
Emydura tanybaraga Cann 1997 [Northern yellow-faced turtle]
Emydura victoriae Gray 1842 [Victoria shortneck turtle]
G. Hydromedusa Wagler 1830
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†Hydromedusa casamayorensis de la Fuente and Bona 2002
Hydromedusa maximiliani Mikan 1820 [Brazilian snakeneck turtle]
Hydromedusa tectifera Cope 1869 [Argentine snake-necked turtle]
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Invalid names: Platemys antiqua Ameghino 1882 [synonym], Platemys fossilis Ameghino 1882 [synonym], Platemys laevis Ameghino 1882 [synonym], Platemys robusta Ameghino 1882 [synonym]
G. Myuchelys Thomson and Georges 2009
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Myuchelys bellii Gray 1844
Myuchelys georgesi Georges and Adams 1992
Myuchelys latisternum Gray 1867 [Serrated snapping turtle]
Myuchelys purvisi Wells and Wellington 1985
G. Phrynops Wagler 1830
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Phrynops geoffroanus Schweigger 1812 [side-necked turtle of Geoffroy]
Phrynops hilarii Dumeril and Bibron 1835 [side-necked turtle of Saint Hillaire]
†Phrynops paranaensis Wieland 1923
Phrynops tuberosus Peters 1870 [Guianan Shield side-necked turtle]
Phrynops williamsi Rhodin and Mittermeier 1983 [Williams side-necked turtle]
Phrynops zuliae Pritchard and Trebbau 1984 [Zulia toadhead turtle]
Invalid names: Parahydraspis Wieland 1923 [synonym]
G. †Prochelidella Lapparent de Broin and de la Fuente 2001
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†Prochelidella argentinae Lapparent de Broin and de la Fuente 2001
†Prochelidella buitreraensis Maniel et al. 2020
†Prochelidella cerrobarcinae de la Fuente et al. 2011
†Prochelidella palomoi Maniel et al. 2022
†Prochelidella portezuelae de la Fuente 2003
G. Rheodytes Legler and Cann 1980
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†Rheodytes devisi Thomson 2000
Rheodytes leukops Legler and Cann 1980 [Fitzroy River turtle]
G. †Yaminuechelys de la Fuente et al. 2001
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†Yaminuechelys gasparinii de la Fuente et al. 2001
†Yaminuechelys sulcipeculiaris Oriozabala et al. 2020
Invalid names: Chelydidae Gray 1869 [synonym], Chelymys antiqua De Vis 1897 [nomen dubium], Chelymys arata De Vis 1897 [nomen dubium], Hydraspididae Cope 1868 [synonym], Hydraspis arenarius Rusconi 1934 [nomen dubium], Hydromedusinae Baur 1893 [empty], Naiadochelys patagonica Staesche 1929 [nomen dubium], Pelecomastes ampla De Vis 1897 [nomen dubium], Platemys bergii Ambrosetti 1893 [nomen dubium], Platemys entreriana Ambrosetti 1893 [nomen dubium], Platemys holmbergii Ambrosetti 1893 [nomen dubium], Platemys mesopotamica Ambrosetti 1893 [nomen dubium], Platemys robusta Ambrosetti 1893 [nomen dubium], Platemys torrentium Burmeister 1885 [nomen dubium], Trionyx argentina Ameghino 1889 [nomen dubium]
Unr. Eupleurodira Gaffney and Meylan 1988
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Invalid names: Bothremydinura Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty], Cheloides Gray 1825 [empty]
Unr. †Panchelidae Joyce et al. 2004
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G. †Bonapartemys Lapparent de Broin and de la Fuente 2001
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†Bonapartemys bajobarrealis Lapparent de Broin and de la Fuente 2001
G. †Lomalatachelys Lapparent de Broin and de la Fuente 2001
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†Lomalatachelys neuquina Lapparent de Broin and de la Fuente 2001
G. †Palaeophrynops Lapparent de Broin and de la Fuente 2001
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†Palaeophrynops patagonicus Lapparent de Broin and de la Fuente 2001
Invalid names: Platemys guaranitica Ameghino 1889 [nomen dubium], Platemys patagonica Ameghino 1889 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. †Pelomedusoides Broin 1988
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Fm. †Araripemydidae Price 1973
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G. †Araripemys Price 1973
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G. †Laganemys Sereno and ElShafie 2013
G. †Taquetochelys Broin 1980
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†Taquetochelys decorata de Broin 1980
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Invalid names: Laganemys tenerensis Sereno and ElShafie 2013 [synonym]
Unr. †Bothremydidae Baur 1891
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Subfm. †Bothremydinae Gaffney 1975
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G. †Paiutemys Joyce et al. 2016
Invalid names: Cearachelyodda Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty]
Tr. †Bothremydini Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Algorachelus Pérez-García 2017
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†Algorachelus peregrinus Pérez-García 2017
†Algorachelus tibert Joyce et al. 2016
Subtr. †Bothremydina Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Akoranemys Pérez-Garcia 2020
G. †Araiochelys Gaffney et al. 2006
G. †Zolhafah Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
Subtr. †Foxemydina Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Foxemys Tong et al. 1998
G. †Iberoccitanemys Pérez-García et al. 2012
G. †Polysternon Portis 1882
G. †Tartaruscola Pérez-García 2016
Invalid names: Polysternon isonae Marmi et al. 2012 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Bothremydodda Gaffney et al. 2006
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Tr. †Cearachelyini Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Galianemys Gaffney et al. 2002
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†Galianemys emringeri Gaffney et al. 2002
†Galianemys whitei Gaffney et al. 2002
G. †Inaechelys de Araujo Carvalho et al. 2016
Tr. †Kurmademydini Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Nigeremys Broin 1977
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†Nigeremys gigantea Bergounoux and Crouzel 1968
Invalid names: Potamochelys Fitzinger 1843 [synonym]
G. †Palemys Gray 1870
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†Palemys bowerbankii Owen 1842
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Invalid names: Dacochelys delabechei Bell 1849 [synonym], Emys conybearii Owen 1858 [synonym], Emys delabechii Owen and Bell 1849 [synonym], Emys laevis Owen and Bell 1849 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dacochelys Lydekker 1889 [synonym]
G. †Rosasia Costa 1940
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†Rosasia soutoi Carrington da Costa 1940
Invalid names: Inaechelys pernambucensis de Araujo Carvalho et al. 2016 [nomen dubium]
G. †Sindhochelys de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2021
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†Sindhochelys ragei de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2021
Tr. †Taphrosphyini Gaffney et al. 2006
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Subtr. †Taphrosphyina Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Acleistochelys Gaffney et al. 2007
G. †Eotaphrosphys Pérez-García 2018
G. †Motelomama Pérez-García 2018
Invalid names: Crassachelys Moody 1972 [nomen dubium], Eusarkia Bergounioux 1952 [nomen dubium], Gafsachelys Stefano 1903 [nomen dubium], Nigeremydina Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty]
G. †Taphrosphys Cope 1869
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†Taphrosphys congolensis Dollo 1912
†Taphrosphys ippolitoi Gaffney et al. 2006
†Taphrosphys nodosus Cope 1870
†Taphrosphys sulcatus Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Amblypeza antellius Hay 1908 [synonym], Prochonias longinuchus Cope 1870 [synonym], Taphrosphys enodis Cope 1870 [synonym], Taphrosphys leslianus Cope 1870 [synonym], Taphrosphys molops Cope 1870 [synonym]
Invalid names: Amblypeza Hay 1908 [synonym], Bantuchelys Dollo 1924 [synonym], Prochonias Cope 1869 [synonym]
Invalid names: Kurmademydinae Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty], Podocnemis somaliensis Walker 1966 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Peiropemydidae Gaffney et al. 2011
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Unr. †Pelomedusera Gaffney et al. 2006
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Fm. Pelomedusidae Cope 1868
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G. †Duerochelys Jimenez Fuentes 1975
G. Pelusios Wagler 1830
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Pelusios adansonii Schweigger 1812 [Adansons mud turtle]
Pelusios bechuanicus FitzSimons 1932 [Okavango mud turtle]
Pelusios broadleyi Bour 1986 [Turkana mud turtle]
Pelusios carinatus Laurent 1956 [African keeled mud turtle]
Pelusios castaneus Schweigger 1812 [West African mud turtle]
Pelusios castanoides Hewitt 1931 [Yellow-bellied mud turtle]
Pelusios chapini Laurent 1965 [Central African mud turtle]
Pelusios cupulatta Bour and Maran 2003 [Ivory Coast mud turtle]
Pelusios gabonensis Duméril 1856 [African forest turtle]
Pelusios marani Bour 2000 [Gabon mud turtle]
Pelusios nanus Laurent 1956 [African dwarf mud turtle]
Pelusios niger Duméril and Bibron 1835 [West African black mud turtle]
Pelusios rhodesianus Hewitt 1927 [Variable mud turtle]
†Pelusios rusingae Williams 1954
Pelusios sinuatus Smith 1838 [Serrated hinged terrapin]
Pelusios subniger Bonnaterre 1789 [East African black mud turtle]
Pelusios upembae Broadley 1981 [Upemba mud turtle]
Pelusios williamsi Laurent 1965 [Williams mud turtle]
Invalid names: Eusarkiidae Bergounioux 1952 [synonym], Pelomedusinae Zangerl 1948 [empty], Peltocephalidae Gray 1870 [synonym], Pelusiinae Zangerl 1948 [empty], Sternothaeridae Cope 1868 [synonym]
Unr. †Podocnemidera
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Superfm. †Euraxemydoidea Gaffney et al. 2006
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Fm. †Euraxemydidae Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Dirqadim Gaffney et al. 2006
G. †Euraxemys Gaffney et al. 2006
Invalid names: Platycheloides nyasae Haughton 1928 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. Podocnemidoidae Cope 1868
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G. †Roxochelys Price 1953
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†Roxochelys vilavilensis de Broin 1971
†Roxochelys wanderleyi Price 1953
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Invalid names: Cambaremys langertoni França and Langer 2005 [synonym]
Invalid names: Roxochelys harrisi Pacheco 1913 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Brasilemydidae Lapparent de Broin 2000 [empty]
Superfm. †Podocnemidoidea Gaffney et al. 2006
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Fm. Podocnemididae Cope 1868
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G. †Bairdemys Gaffney and Wood 2002
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†Bairdemys hartsteini Gaffney and Wood 2002
†Bairdemys healeyorum Weems and Knight 2013
†Bairdemys miocenica Collins and Lynn 1936
†Bairdemys sanchezi Gaffney et al. 2008
†Bairdemys thalassica Ferreira et al. 2015
†Bairdemys venezuelensis Wood and Diaz 1971
†Bairdemys winklerae Gaffney et al. 2008
G. †Bauruemys Suarez 1969
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†Bauruemys elegans Suarez 1969
Invalid names: Bauruemys brasiliensis Staesche 1937 [nomen dubium]
G. †Cambaremys França and Langer 2005
Subfm. †Erymnochelyinae Broin 1988
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G. †Eocenochelus Pérez-García et al. 2017
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†Eocenochelus eremberti Broin 1977
†Eocenochelus farresi Pérez-García et al. 2017
†Eocenochelus lacombianus Pérez-García et al. 2017
Tr. †Erymnochelyini de Broin 1988
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G. †Shetwemys Perez-Garcia 2021
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†Shetwemys fajumensis Andrews 1903
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Invalid names: Podocnemis blanckenhorni von Reinach 1903 [synonym]
G. †Ragechelus de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2020
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†Ragechelus sahelica de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2020
G. †Stupendemys Wood 1976
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†Stupendemys geographica Wood 1976
†Stupendemys souzai Bocquetin and Melo 2006
G. †Neochelys Bergounioux 1954
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†Neochelys arenarum Broin 1977
†Neochelys bolcensis Bergounioux 1954
†Neochelys capellinii De Zigno 1890
†Neochelys eocaenica de Stefano 1902
†Neochelys franzeni Schleich 1993
†Neochelys laurenti Tong 1998
†Neochelys liriae Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin 2013
†Neochelys mengaudi Bergounioux 1935
†Neochelys nicolisii Zigno 1890
†Neochelys salmanticensis Jimenez 1971
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Invalid names: Duerochelys arribasi Jimenez 1975 [synonym], Podocnemis armuniensis Jimenez 1970 [synonym], Podocnemis entodermica Jimenez 1970 [synonym]
†Neochelys zamorensis Jimenez-Fuentes 1992
Invalid names: Polysternum mengaudi Bergounioux 1935 [nomen dubium]
G. †Papoulemys Tong 1998
G. Peltocephalus Duméril and Bibron 1835
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Peltocephalus dumerilianus Schweigger 1812 [Bighead Amazon River turtle]
†Peltocephalus maturin Ferreira et al. 2024
Subfm. Podocnemidinae Cope 1868
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Unr. †Podocnemidodda Gaffney et al. 2011
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Invalid names: Erymnochelydand Gaffney et al. 2011 [empty], Podocnemidand Gaffney et al. 2011 [empty]
G. Podocnemis Wagler 1830 [river turtle]
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†Podocnemis argentinensis Cattoi and Freiberg 1958
†Podocnemis bassleri Williams 1956
†Podocnemis brasiliensis Staesche 1937
Podocnemis erythrocephala Spix 1824 [Red-headed river turtle]
Podocnemis expansa Schweigger 1812
†Podocnemis geologorum Simpson 1943
†Podocnemis harrisi Pacheco 1913
Podocnemis lewyana Dumeril 1852
†Podocnemis medemi Wood 1997
†Podocnemis negrii Carvalho et al. 2002
†Podocnemis pritchardi Wood 1997
Podocnemis sextuberculata Cornalia 1849
†Podocnemis stromeri von Reinach 1903
†Podocnemis tatacoensis Cadena and Vanegas 2023
Podocnemis unifilis Troschel 1848
Podocnemis vogli Muller 1935
Invalid names: Podocnemis bramlyi Fourtau 1918 [nomen dubium], Podocnemis freibergi Agnolin 2004 [nomen dubium]
Tr. †Stereogenyini Gaffney et al. 2011
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Unr. †Stereogenyita Gaffney et al. 2011
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Invalid names: Mogharemydina Gaffney et al. 2011 [empty]
G. †Stereogenys Andrews 1901
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†Stereogenys cromeri Andrews 1901
Invalid names: Stereogenys podocnemoides Reinach 1903 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Albertwoodemys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Bairdemys Gaffney and Wood 2002 [valid], Bauruemydinae Gaffney et al. 2011 [empty], Bauruemydinae Gaffney et al. 2011 [empty], Bauruemys Suarez 1969 [valid], Brontochelys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Cambaremys França and Langer 2005 [valid], Carbonemys Cadena et al. 2012 [valid], Cerrejonemys Cadena et al. 2010 [valid], Cordichelys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Dacquemys Williams 1954 [valid], Erymnochelyinae Broin 1988 [valid], Erymnochelys Baur 1888 [valid], Gestemys de la Fuente et al. 2022 [valid], Hamadachelys Tong and Buffetaut 1996 [valid], Kenyemys Wood 1983 [valid], Lapparentemys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Latentemys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Lemurchelys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Mogharemys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Neochelys Bergounioux 1954 [valid], Papoulemys Tong 1998 [valid], Peiropemys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Peltocephalus Duméril and Bibron 1835 [valid], Podocnemidinae Cope 1868 [valid], Podocnemoidea Cope 1868 [empty], Podocnemoidea Cope 1868 [empty], Shweboemys Swinton 1939 [valid], Stereogenyina Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Stereogenyini Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Stereogenys Andrews 1901 [valid], Turkanemys Wood 2003 [valid]
Unr. †Podocnemidinura Gaffney et al. 2006
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Unr. †Sahonachelyidae Joyce et al. 2021
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Invalid names: Chrysemys montolivensis Roman 1897 [invalid subgroup], Naiadochelys Hay 1908 [nomen dubium], Panpodocnemidae Joyce et al. 2004 [empty], Taphrosphys dares Hay 1908 [nomen dubium]
Fm. Podocnemididae Cope 1868
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G. †Bairdemys Gaffney and Wood 2002
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†Bairdemys hartsteini Gaffney and Wood 2002
†Bairdemys healeyorum Weems and Knight 2013
†Bairdemys miocenica Collins and Lynn 1936
†Bairdemys sanchezi Gaffney et al. 2008
†Bairdemys thalassica Ferreira et al. 2015
†Bairdemys venezuelensis Wood and Diaz 1971
†Bairdemys winklerae Gaffney et al. 2008
G. †Bauruemys Suarez 1969
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†Bauruemys elegans Suarez 1969
Invalid names: Bauruemys brasiliensis Staesche 1937 [nomen dubium]
G. †Cambaremys França and Langer 2005
Subfm. †Erymnochelyinae Broin 1988
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G. †Eocenochelus Pérez-García et al. 2017
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†Eocenochelus eremberti Broin 1977
†Eocenochelus farresi Pérez-García et al. 2017
†Eocenochelus lacombianus Pérez-García et al. 2017
Tr. †Erymnochelyini de Broin 1988
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G. †Shetwemys Perez-Garcia 2021
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†Shetwemys fajumensis Andrews 1903
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Invalid names: Podocnemis blanckenhorni von Reinach 1903 [synonym]
G. †Ragechelus de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2020
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†Ragechelus sahelica de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2020
G. †Stupendemys Wood 1976
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†Stupendemys geographica Wood 1976
†Stupendemys souzai Bocquetin and Melo 2006
G. †Neochelys Bergounioux 1954
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†Neochelys arenarum Broin 1977
†Neochelys bolcensis Bergounioux 1954
†Neochelys capellinii De Zigno 1890
†Neochelys eocaenica de Stefano 1902
†Neochelys franzeni Schleich 1993
†Neochelys laurenti Tong 1998
†Neochelys liriae Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin 2013
†Neochelys mengaudi Bergounioux 1935
†Neochelys nicolisii Zigno 1890
†Neochelys salmanticensis Jimenez 1971
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Invalid names: Duerochelys arribasi Jimenez 1975 [synonym], Podocnemis armuniensis Jimenez 1970 [synonym], Podocnemis entodermica Jimenez 1970 [synonym]
†Neochelys zamorensis Jimenez-Fuentes 1992
Invalid names: Polysternum mengaudi Bergounioux 1935 [nomen dubium]
G. †Papoulemys Tong 1998
G. Peltocephalus Duméril and Bibron 1835
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Peltocephalus dumerilianus Schweigger 1812 [Bighead Amazon River turtle]
†Peltocephalus maturin Ferreira et al. 2024
Subfm. Podocnemidinae Cope 1868
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Unr. †Podocnemidodda Gaffney et al. 2011
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Invalid names: Erymnochelydand Gaffney et al. 2011 [empty], Podocnemidand Gaffney et al. 2011 [empty]
G. Podocnemis Wagler 1830 [river turtle]
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†Podocnemis argentinensis Cattoi and Freiberg 1958
†Podocnemis bassleri Williams 1956
†Podocnemis brasiliensis Staesche 1937
Podocnemis erythrocephala Spix 1824 [Red-headed river turtle]
Podocnemis expansa Schweigger 1812
†Podocnemis geologorum Simpson 1943
†Podocnemis harrisi Pacheco 1913
Podocnemis lewyana Dumeril 1852
†Podocnemis medemi Wood 1997
†Podocnemis negrii Carvalho et al. 2002
†Podocnemis pritchardi Wood 1997
Podocnemis sextuberculata Cornalia 1849
†Podocnemis stromeri von Reinach 1903
†Podocnemis tatacoensis Cadena and Vanegas 2023
Podocnemis unifilis Troschel 1848
Podocnemis vogli Muller 1935
Invalid names: Podocnemis bramlyi Fourtau 1918 [nomen dubium], Podocnemis freibergi Agnolin 2004 [nomen dubium]
Tr. †Stereogenyini Gaffney et al. 2011
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Unr. †Stereogenyita Gaffney et al. 2011
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Invalid names: Mogharemydina Gaffney et al. 2011 [empty]
G. †Stereogenys Andrews 1901
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†Stereogenys cromeri Andrews 1901
Invalid names: Stereogenys podocnemoides Reinach 1903 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Albertwoodemys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Bairdemys Gaffney and Wood 2002 [valid], Bauruemydinae Gaffney et al. 2011 [empty], Bauruemydinae Gaffney et al. 2011 [empty], Bauruemys Suarez 1969 [valid], Brontochelys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Cambaremys França and Langer 2005 [valid], Carbonemys Cadena et al. 2012 [valid], Cerrejonemys Cadena et al. 2010 [valid], Cordichelys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Dacquemys Williams 1954 [valid], Erymnochelyinae Broin 1988 [valid], Erymnochelys Baur 1888 [valid], Gestemys de la Fuente et al. 2022 [valid], Hamadachelys Tong and Buffetaut 1996 [valid], Kenyemys Wood 1983 [valid], Lapparentemys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Latentemys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Lemurchelys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Mogharemys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Neochelys Bergounioux 1954 [valid], Papoulemys Tong 1998 [valid], Peiropemys Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Peltocephalus Duméril and Bibron 1835 [valid], Podocnemidinae Cope 1868 [valid], Podocnemoidea Cope 1868 [empty], Podocnemoidea Cope 1868 [empty], Shweboemys Swinton 1939 [valid], Stereogenyina Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Stereogenyini Gaffney et al. 2011 [valid], Stereogenys Andrews 1901 [valid], Turkanemys Wood 2003 [valid]
Invalid names: Amphichelydidae Hay [empty], Megapleurodira Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty], Minipleurodira Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty], Notoemydidae Fernandez and de la Fuente 1994 [empty], Panpelomedusoides Joyce et al. 2004 [empty], Platychelira Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty]