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Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae Subfamily: Deirochelyinae Genus: Graptemys Species: G. geographica Binomial name: Graptemys geographica The northern Continue Reading

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Pleurodira Family: Chelidae Subfamily: Chelinae Genus: Chelus Dumeril Species: C. fimbriata Binomial name: Chelus fimbriata The Continue Reading

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Subclass: Anapsida Order: Testudines Superfamily: Chelonioidea Family: Cheloniidae Genus: Caretta Species: C. caretta Binomial name: Caretta caretta The northern Continue Reading

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Family: Dermochelyidae Genus: Dermochelys Species: D. coriacea Binomial name: Dermochelys coriacea The leatherback sea turtle Continue Reading

“How long do turtles live” is a question that has haunted the biologists for a long time. They survive for 40-60 years; land turtles live for 110 Continue Reading

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae Subfamily: Deirochelyinae Genus: Trachemys Species: T. terrapen Binomial name: Trachemys terrapen The Jamaican slider (Trachemys Continue Reading

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Family: Cheloniidae Genus: Chelonia Species: C. mydas Binomial name: Chelonia mydas The green sea turtle, Continue Reading

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Cheloniidae Genus: Eretmochelys Species: E. imbricata Binomial Name: Eretmochelys imbricate The hawksbill sea turtle Continue Reading

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Cheloniidae Genus: Natator Species: N. depressus Binomial name: Natator depressus The Flatback turtle Natator depressus inhabits Continue Reading

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Superfamily: Testudinoidea Family: Geoemydidae The Eurasian pond and river turtles as well as Neotropical wood Continue Reading

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae Genus: Terrapene Type Species: Terrapene carolina Box turtles are the turtles of the Continue Reading

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae Subfamily: Deirochelyinae Genus: Chrysemys Species: C. picta Binomial name: Chrysemys picta This article Continue Reading