? Chelidae
Chelus fimbriatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Subclass: Anapsida Order: Testudines Suborder: Pleurodira Family: Chelidae

The Chelidae are a family of reptiles commonly known as the Austro-American Side-necked Turtles. The family Chelidae contains approximately 40 species within 11 genera. Members are distributed in Australia, New Guinea, and South America. They inhabit freshwater. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2303x1173, 350 KB) This picture may have usage restrictions Chelus fimbriatus Source: own pictures File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chelidae Metadata This file contains additional information... Binomial name Chelus fimbriatus Duméril, 1806 Mata mata (Chelus fimbriatus) is a turtle found predominantly in South America. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text. ... Orders Testudines (Turtles) Millerettid - extinct Nyctiphruret - extinct Pareiasaur - extinct Procolophonoid - extinct The anapsids are a group of amniotes, characterized by skulls without openings near the temples. ... Families See text Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudinata, most of whose body is shielded by a special bony shell developed from their ribs. ... Pleurodira are a group of southern-hemisphere turtles which, in order to draw their heads into their shells, must fold their neck to the side, instead of withdrawing it directly under their spine like their cousins the cryptodira. ... Orders See text. ... Suborders Cryptodira Pleurodira See text for families. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

All of South American Side-necked Turtles

• Genus Acanthochelys, South American Side-necked Swamp Turtles
• Genus Chelodina, Snake-necked Turtles
• Genus Chelus, Matamata turtles
• Genus Elseya, Australian Snapping Turtles
• Genus Elusor
• Genus Emydura, Australian Short-necked Turtles
• Genus Hydromedusa, South American Snake-necked Turtle
• Genus Phrynops, Toad-headed Turtles
• Genus Platemys, Twisted-necked Turtles
• Genus Pseudemydura, Western Swamp Turtles
• Genus Rheodytes, Fitzroy River Turtles