| Testudinoidea | |
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| Midland painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) a species of the family Emydidae in the Testudinoidea superfamily | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Clade: | Polycryptodira |
| Superfamily: |
Testudinoidea Fitzinger, 1826 |
| Type species | |
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Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Families | |
Testudinoidea is a superfamily within the suborder Cryptodira of the order Testudines. It includes the pond turtles (Family: Emydidae), Asian turtles (Family: Geoemydidae), the monotypic big-headed turtle (Family: Platysternidae), and the tortoises (Family: Testudinidae).