CHELYDRIDAE Agassiz 1857

Mccranie, James R., 2015, A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed, Zootaxa 3931 (3), pp. 352-386 : 380

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6119097
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scientific name	CHELYDRIDAE Agassiz 1857
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FAMILY CHELYDRIDAE Agassiz 1857 , 341

(1 genus, 2 species). Some workers, apparently beginning with Bour & Dubois (1985), have erroneously credited Gray (1831 [p. 37]) for this family name. This matter is discussed in more detail in McCranie & Gutsche (2015).

Chelydra Schweigger 1812 , 292 (2 species) Chelydra acutirostris Peters 1862 , 627

Chelydra rossignonii (Bocourt 1868, 121)

References

Bour, R. & Dubois, A. (1985, dated 1984) Nomenclature ordinale et familiale des tortues (Reptilia). Studia geologica salmanticensia. Vol. Especial 1. Studia palaeocheloniologica, I, Salamanca Ediciones Universidad, 1984, 77 - 86.

McCranie, J. R. & Gutsche, A. (2015) Comments and corrections to some higher-level turtle names and their authors. Salamandra, 51. [under review]