EMYSystem: List of All Families
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Family by Latin name
Family  (Common name)     (See Family by common name)
Carettochelyidae   (Pig-nose Turtles)
Chelidae   (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
Cheloniidae   (Marine Turtles)
Chelydridae   (Snapping Turtles)
Dermatemydidae   (River Turtles)
Dermochelyidae   (Leatherback Turtles)
Emydidae   (Pond Turtles)
Geoemydidae   (None)
Kinosternidae   (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
Pelomedusidae   (Afro-American Side-necked Turtles)
Platysternidae   (Big-headed Turtles)
Podocnemidae   (None)
Testudinidae   (Tortoises)
Trionychidae   (Softshell Turtles)

Family by Common name
Afro-American Side-necked Turtles
American Mud and Musk Turtles
Austro-American Side-necked Turtles
Big-headed Turtles
Leatherback Turtles
Marine Turtles
Pig-nose Turtles
Pond Turtles
River Turtles
Snapping Turtles
Softshell Turtles
Tortoises


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