DERMOCHELYIDAE Baur 1888

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

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scientific name	DERMOCHELYIDAE Baur 1888
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FAMILY DERMOCHELYIDAE Baur 1888 , 422

(1 genus, 1 species). Many workers, including Bour & Dubois (1986) and the TTWG [van Dijk et al.)] 2014), erroneously credit Fitzinger 1843 for this family name. This matter is discussed in more detail in McCranie & Gutsche (2015).

Dermochelys Blainville 1816 , 119 (1 species) Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli 1761, 2)

References

Bour, R. & Dubois, A. (1986) Nomenclature ordinale et familiale des tortues (Reptilia). Note complementaire. Bulletin mensuel de la Societe Linneenne de Lyon, 55, 87 - 90.

van Dijk, P. P., Iverson, J. B., Rhodin, A. G. J., Shaffer, H. B. & Bour, R. [Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (TTWG)] (2014) Turtles of the World. 7 th Edition. annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. In: Rhodin, A. G. J., Pritchard, P. C. H., van Dijk, P. P., Saumure, R. A., Buhlmann, K. A., Iverson, J. B. & Mittermeier, R. A. (Eds.), Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: a Compilation Project of the IUCN / SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monograph, 5 (7), pp. 329 - 479.

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