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Deirochelys Agassiz, 1857 - Chicken Turtles


Missouri Deirochelys (Chicken Turtles)


Native Status

Deirochelys (Chicken Turtles) is native to Missouri.

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
Order:
Testudines Linnaeus, 1758 - Turtles
Family:
Emydidae Gray, 1825 - Box and Basking Turtles
Genus:
Deirochelys Agassiz, 1857 - Chicken Turtles

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

(none)