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Herp Test #1

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Pleurodira characteristics

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• “side-necked turtles” • Southern Hemisphere • Gondwanan radiation (from Pangea)

#2
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Podocnemidae taxa rankings

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Family, in suborder Pleurodira

#3
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Podocnemidae characteristics

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• River turtles from South America • Ecological equivalence to Emydidae • Basking behaviors present • Hunted greatly

#4
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Pelomudisidae taxa rankings

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Family, in suborder Pleurodira

#5
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Pelomudisidae characteristics

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• Africa & South America • Bauplan

#6
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Chelidae taxa rankings

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Family, in suborder Pleurodira, breaks into 3 subfamilies

#7
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Chelidae subfamiles

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• Chelinae • Chelodininae • Hydromedusinae

#8
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Chelinae taxa rankings

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Subfamily, in family Chelidae, in suborder Pleurodira

#9
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Chelidae characteristics

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• Australasian • Primitive group • All aquatic

#10
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Chelus fimbriata taxonomy

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Pleurodira, Chelidae, Chelinae

#11
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Chelus fimbriata characteristics

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• Mata mata • rely on bugal pherengeal pump to eat

#12
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Phrynops hillari taxonomy

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Pleurodira, Chelidae, Chelinae

#13
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Phrynops hillari characteristics

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• Ecological generalists • Can live in bad quality water • Bioaccumulate toxins/organic chemicals

#14
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Chelodininae taxa rankings

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Subfamily, in family Chelidae, suborder Pleurodira

#15
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Chelodina longicollis taxonomy

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Pleurodira, Chelidae, Chelondininae

#16
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Chelodina longicollis characteristics

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• Very endangered from polluted rivers

#17
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Chelodina mccordi timorensis taxonomy

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Pleurodira, Chelidae, Chelodininae

#18
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Chelodina mccordi timorensis characteristics

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• Roti Island • Kept alive by zoo herpeticulture

#19
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Emydura subglobosa taxonomy

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Pleurodira, Chelidae, Chelodininae

#20
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Emydura subglobosa characteristics

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• Popular in private herpeticulture • Fill same niche as red-earred sliders

#21
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Hydromedusa characteristics

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• South American snake-necked turtle

#22
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Cryptodira characteristics

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• “Hidden-necked turtles” • bend net in S shape

#23
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Chelonioidea taxa rankings

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Superfamily, in suborder Crytodira

#24
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Chelonioidea characteristics

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-Contains sea turtles - Highly modified anatomy - Pelagic (reside in open ocean) - Limbs evolved into flippers