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Testudines

Testudines is a class in the phylum Chordata. This database currently files 1 species under it, recorded across 149 countries.

Species filed
1
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
149
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Testudines?

1 family filed directly under this class.

  1. Cheloniidae

    green turtle

    1 species

Best-known members of Testudines

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How threatened is Testudines?

1 of 1 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
LCLeast Concern1100%

Where is Testudines recorded?

Species on file in this class with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Fiji: 1 speciesTanzania: 1 speciesCanada: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 1 speciesPapua New Guinea: 1 speciesIndonesia: 1 speciesArgentina: 1 speciesChile: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 1 speciesSomalia: 1 speciesKenya: 1 speciesSudan: 1 speciesHaiti: 1 speciesDominican Rep.: 1 speciesBahamas: 1 speciesFr. S. Antarctic Lands: 1 speciesTimor-Leste: 1 speciesSouth Africa: 1 speciesMexico: 1 speciesUruguay: 1 speciesBrazil: 1 speciesPeru: 1 speciesColombia: 1 speciesPanama: 1 speciesCosta Rica: 1 speciesNicaragua: 1 speciesHonduras: 1 speciesEl Salvador: 1 speciesGuatemala: 1 speciesBelize: 1 speciesVenezuela: 1 speciesSuriname: 1 speciesFrance: 1 speciesEcuador: 1 speciesPuerto Rico: 1 speciesJamaica: 1 speciesCuba: 1 speciesNamibia: 1 speciesSenegal: 1 speciesMauritania: 1 speciesBenin: 1 speciesNigeria: 1 speciesCameroon: 1 speciesTogo: 1 speciesGhana: 1 speciesCôte d'Ivoire: 1 speciesGuinea: 1 speciesGuinea-Bissau: 1 speciesSierra Leone: 1 speciesGabon: 1 speciesEq. Guinea: 1 speciesMozambique: 1 speciesAngola: 1 speciesIsrael: 1 speciesLebanon: 1 speciesMadagascar: 1 speciesPalestine: 1 speciesGambia: 1 speciesUnited Arab Emirates: 1 speciesQatar: 1 speciesOman: 1 speciesVanuatu: 1 speciesThailand: 1 speciesMyanmar: 1 speciesVietnam: 1 speciesSouth Korea: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesPakistan: 1 speciesIran: 1 speciesGreece: 1 speciesTurkey: 1 speciesBelgium: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesPortugal: 1 speciesSpain: 1 speciesIreland: 1 speciesNew Caledonia: 1 speciesSolomon Is.: 1 speciesNew Zealand: 1 speciesAustralia: 1 speciesSri Lanka: 1 speciesChina: 1 speciesTaiwan: 1 speciesItaly: 1 speciesDenmark: 1 speciesUnited Kingdom: 1 speciesPhilippines: 1 speciesMalaysia: 1 speciesBrunei: 1 speciesFinland: 1 speciesEritrea: 1 speciesJapan: 1 speciesYemen: 1 speciesSaudi Arabia: 1 speciesCyprus: 1 speciesEgypt: 1 speciesTrinidad and Tobago: 1 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia1
  2. Réunion1
  3. United States1
  4. Brazil1
  5. United Arab Emirates1
  6. Taiwan1
  7. Ecuador1
  8. Cameroon1
  9. Mexico1
  10. Oman1
  11. Tanzania1
  12. Costa Rica1
  13. Japan1
  14. Philippines1
  15. Indonesia1
  16. St. Helena1
  17. Togo1
  18. Suriname1
  19. Malaysia1
  20. Seychelles1

All species in Testudines

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Green turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaeLeast ConcernNot recorded149