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order Testudines

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Noun1.order Testudines - tortoises and turtlesorder Testudines - tortoises and turtles                
animal order - the order of animals
Anapsida, subclass Anapsida - oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms
chelonian, chelonian reptile - a reptile of the order Chelonia
Chelydridae, family Chelydridae - snapping turtles
family Kinosternidae, Kinosternidae - mud turtles; musk turtles
Emydidae, family Emydidae - box and water turtles
family Trionychidae, Trionychidae - soft-shelled turtles


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Class Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 Order Testudines Batsch, 1778 Suborder Cryptodira Cope, 1869 [1868] Family Cheloniidae Gray, 1825 Genus Chelonia Brongniart, 1800 Chelonia sp.
One of the most notable changes since 1996 was new evidence for the rapid deterioration of species in the order Testudines (turtles, terrapins, and tortoises), especially freshwater turtles in Southeast Asia.
 
 
 
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