EMYSystem Family Page: Carettochelyidae
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Original Description
Boulenger 1887
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Synonyms
Carettochelydidae (original name)
Common names
Pig-nose Turtles
Distribution
As for the single species
Comments
Most closely related to the Trionychidae according to Gaffney (1975b), Frair (1985), and Meylan (1987). Synonymy and literature review in Cogger et al. (1983)
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