EMYSystem Family Page: Dermatemydidae

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	Original Description	Gray 1870c : 49
	Synonyms	Dermatemydae (original name)
	Common names	River Turtles
	Distribution	As for the single species
	Comments	The original spelling of the family name was Dermatemydae. Reviewed by Smith and Smith (1979) and Iverson and Mittermeier (1980). Closely related to the Carettochelyidae, Trionychidae, and Kinosternidae according to Meylan (1987) and Gaffney and Meylan (1988).

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