Testudines (Turtles)

Testudines Linnaeus, 1758 - Turtles

Missouri Testudines (Turtles)

Family: Chelydridae Gray, 1870 - Snapping Turtles
- Chelydra Schweigger, 1812 - Snapping Turtles
  - Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle
- Macrochelys Gray, 1855 - Alligator Snapping Turtles
  - Macrochelys temminckii (Harlan, 1835) - Alligator Snapping Turtle
Family: Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 - Mud and Musk Turtles
- Kinosternon Spix, 1824 - American Mud Turtles
  - Kinosternon flavescens (Agassiz, 1857) - Yellow Mud Turtle
  - Kinosternon subrubrum (Lacépède, 1788) - Mississippi Mud Turtle
- Sternotherus Gray, 1825 - Musk Turtles
  - Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) - Eastern Musk Turtle
Family: Emydidae Gray, 1825 - Box and Basking Turtles
- Chrysemys Gray, 1844 - Painted Turtles
  - Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 - Southern Painted Turtle
  - Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) - Western Painted Turtle
- Deirochelys Agassiz, 1857 - Chicken Turtles
  - Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) - Western Chicken Turtle
- Emydoidea Gray, 1870 - Blanding's Turtles
  - Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) - Blanding's Turtle
- Graptemys Agassiz, 1857 - Map Turtles
  - Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) - Northern Map Turtle
  - Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 - Ouachita Map Turtle
  - Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - False Map Turtle
- Pseudemys Gray, 1856 - Cooters
  - Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) - River Cooter
- Terrapene Merrem, 1820 - American Box Turtles
  - Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Three-toed Box Turtle
  - Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) - Ornate Box Turtle
- Trachemys Agassiz, 1857 - Sliders
  - Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
Family: Trionychidae Bell, 1828 - Softshells
- Apalone Rafinesque, 1832 - North American Softshells
  - Apalone mutica (LeSueur, 1827) - Midland Smooth Softshell
  - Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell

Native Status

Testudines (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

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

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