Order Testudines
Taxon ID: 25862
Summary
Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 32 taxa in Order Testudines spanning 6 families, and 19 genera.
Taxonomic Leaves (23)
- Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
- Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)
- Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
- Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)
- Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)
- Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)
- Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
- Diamond-backed Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
- Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta)
- Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
- Northern Red-bellied Turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris)
- Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)
- Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera)
- Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
- Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata)
- False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)
- Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
- Striped Mud Turtle (Kinosternon baurii)
- Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis)
Additional taxa
- River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
- Cumberland Slider (Trachemys scripta troosti)
- Texas Cooter (Pseudemys texana)
- Pelodiscus sp.
- Mississippi Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii kohnii)
- Chinese Softshell Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)
- Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni)
- Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene triunguis)
- Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)
Synonyms
No synonyms linked for this taxon yet.
Citations
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Descendant Taxa Checklist
Open checklist with filters| Common Name | Scientific Name | Family | Order | Class | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snapping Turtle | Chelydra serpentina | Chelydridae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Eastern Mud Turtle | Kinosternon subrubrum | Kinosternidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Eastern Musk Turtle | Sternotherus odoratus | Kinosternidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Spotted Turtle | Clemmys guttata | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Wood Turtle | Glyptemys insculpta | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Bog Turtle | Glyptemys muhlenbergii | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Eastern Box Turtle | Terrapene carolina carolina | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Diamond-backed Terrapin | Malaclemys terrapin | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Eastern Painted Turtle | Chrysemys picta picta | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Red-eared Slider | Trachemys scripta elegans | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Northern Red-bellied Turtle | Pseudemys rubriventris | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Northern Map Turtle | Graptemys geographica | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Spiny Softshell | Apalone spinifera | Trionychidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Leatherback Sea Turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | Dermochelyidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle | Lepidochelys kempii | Cheloniidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Loggerhead Sea Turtle | Caretta caretta | Cheloniidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Green Sea Turtle | Chelonia mydas | Cheloniidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Hawksbill Sea Turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata | Cheloniidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Midland Painted Turtle | Chrysemys picta marginata | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| False Map Turtle | Graptemys pseudogeographica | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Yellow-bellied Slider | Trachemys scripta scripta | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| River Cooter | Pseudemys concinna | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Striped Mud Turtle | Kinosternon baurii | Kinosternidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Cumberland Slider | Trachemys scripta troosti | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Texas Cooter | Pseudemys texana | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Pelodiscus sp. | Trionychidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Mississippi Map Turtle | Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii kohnii | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Chinese Softshell Turtle | Pelodiscus sinensis | Trionychidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Hermann's Tortoise | Testudo hermanni | Trionychidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Three-toed Box Turtle | Terrapene triunguis | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Ornate Box Turtle | Terrapene ornata | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |
| Ouachita Map Turtle | Graptemys ouachitensis | Emydidae | Testudines | Reptilia | Animalia |