Statistics for Tortoise and Turtle Families

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Suborder	Family	Common names	Species	% Correct
Pleurodira	Chelidae	Austro-South American side-necked turtles	57	100%
Cryptodira	Cheloniidae	Sea turtles	6	100%
Cryptodira	Testudinidae	Tortoises	52	100%
Cryptodira	Carettochelyidae	Pig-nosed turtle	1	0%
Cryptodira	Chelydridae	Snapping turtles	5	0%
Cryptodira	Dermatemydidae	Central American river turtle	1	0%
Cryptodira	Dermochelyidae	Leatherback sea turtle	1	0%
Cryptodira	Emydidae	Terrapins, pond turtles, marsh turtles	55	0%
Cryptodira	Geoemydidae	Leaf turtles, box turtles, roofed turtles etc.	72	0%
Cryptodira	Kinosternidae	Mud turtles, musk turtles	27	0%
Pleurodira	Pelomedusidae	African side-necked turtles	17	0%
Cryptodira	Platysternidae	Big headed turtle	1	0%
Pleurodira	Podocnemididae	Side-necked river turtles	8	0%
Cryptodira	Trionychidae	Softshell turtles	32	0%