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Pelomedusidae
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Pelomedusidae is a family of freshwater organisms within the class Testudines and phylum Chordata. It belongs to the order Testudines and is classified under the suborder Pleurodira and superfamily Pelomedusoidea. The taxon was described by Cope in 1868 and holds an accepted status in biological records.
Specimens associated with this family have been documented in the United States, Colombia, Peru, Egypt, and Malawi. Institutional records from NMMNHS, UCMP, USNM, YPM, and UWBM include 40 records and 3 media items. A total of 9,326 occurrences have been logged for the family.
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Vinony files it under Pelomedusidae, Reptiles of Sub-Saharan Africa and Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTestudines
- OrderTestudines
- FamilyPelomedusidae
非洲側頸龜科（Pelomedusidae）是龜鱉目下的一個科，該科的龜都生活在非洲東部及南部。其背殼大小為12～45厘米（4.7～17.7英寸），一般略圓，他們的頭不能夠完全縮回殼內，而是向內橫向折叠藏在殼沿下。 該科有兩個現存屬和一個已滅絕的屬，依靠其胸甲的前半部份區別。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 40
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Pelomedusidae
- Collections
- NMMNHS, UCMP, USNM, YPM, UWBM
- Recorded in
- United States, Colombia, Peru, Egypt, Malawi, Ethiopia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pelomedusoidea
- Image
- Pelomedusa subrufa Beloa 070306.JPG
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- Commons category
- Pelomedusidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Pelomedusidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Pelomedusidae
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Systematics and taxonomy
- References
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- External links
Alternatively, "Pelomedusidae" may refer to the Pelomedusoidea. See below for details.
Pelomedusidae is a family of freshwater turtles endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, São Tomé, and the Seychelles (although this population may have been introduced by humans). They range in size from in carapace length, and are generally roundish in shape. They are unable to fully withdraw their heads into their shells, instead drawing them to the side and folding them beneath the upper edge of their shells, hence are called African side-necked turtles.
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