Opinions from F. de Broin and M. de la Fuente 1993

  • 'Acanthochelys belongs to Chelidae'
  • 'Chelonoidis carbonaria belongs to Chelonoidis' according to Spix 1824
  • 'Chelonoidis donosobarrosi belongs to Chelonoidis' according to Freiberg 1973
  • 'Chelonoidis donosobarrosi belongs to Chelonoidis'
  • 'Chelonoidis petersi belongs to Chelonoidis' according to Freiberg 1973
  • 'Chelonoidis petersi belongs to Chelonoidis'
  • 'Chelus belongs to Chelidae'
  • 'Chelydra belongs to Chelydridae'
  • 'Chelydridae belongs to Cryptodira'
  • 'Chelys patagonica is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Emydidae belongs to Testudinoidea'
  • 'Eurysternum belongs to Plesiochelyidae'
  • 'Eurysternum neuquinum belongs to Eurysternum'
  • 'Geochelone (Chelonoidis) was reranked as Chelonoidis and belongs to Testudininei'
  • 'Geoemydinei belongs to Testudininae'
  • 'Kinosternoidea was reranked as the superfamily Kinosternidae and belongs to Trionychoidea'
  • 'Kinosternon belongs to Kinosternidae'
  • 'Notoemydidae belongs to Pleurodira'
  • 'Notoemys belongs to Notoemydidae'
  • 'Notoemys laticentralis belongs to Notoemys'
  • 'Peltocephalus belongs to Podocnemididae'
  • 'Phrynops belongs to Chelidae'
  • 'Platemys belongs to Chelidae'
  • 'Platemys antiqua is a subjective synonym of Hydromedusa tectifera'
  • 'Platemys fossilis is a subjective synonym of Hydromedusa tectifera'
  • 'Platemys guaranitica is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Platemys laevis is a subjective synonym of Hydromedusa tectifera'
  • 'Platemys robusta is a subjective synonym of Hydromedusa tectifera'
  • 'Platemys sehuensis is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiochelyidae belongs to Cryptodira'
  • 'Podocnemididae is corrected as Podocnemidae and belongs to Pelomedusoides'
  • 'Podocnemis belongs to Podocnemididae'
  • 'Rhinoclemmys belongs to Geoemydinei'
  • 'Testudininae belongs to Testudinoidea'
  • 'Testudininei belongs to Testudininae'
  • 'Testudinoidea belongs to Cryptodira'
  • 'Testudo australis is recombined as Chelonoidis australis'
  • 'Testudo chilensis is recombined as Chelonoidis chilensis' according to Gray 1870
  • 'Testudo chilensis is recombined as Chelonoidis chilensis'
  • 'Testudo formosa is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Testudo gallardoi is recombined as Chelonoidis gallardoi'
  • 'Testudo gringorum is recombined as Chelonoidis gringorum'
  • 'Testudo scripta is recombined as Trachemys scripta'
  • 'Trachemys belongs to Emydidae'
  • 'Trionychoidea belongs to Cryptodira'