Austro-South American side-necked turtles
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Pleurodira
turtle group |
| gptkbp:characteristic |
cannot retract head straight back
sideways neck folding |
| gptkbp:commonName |
side-necked turtles
|
| gptkbp:containsFamily |
gptkb:Podocnemididae
gptkb:Chelidae gptkb:Pelomedusidae |
| gptkbp:distinctiveFeature |
sideways retraction of neck
|
| gptkbp:distribution |
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Australia gptkb:South_America |
| gptkbp:fossil |
Cretaceous to present
|
| gptkbp:habitat |
lakes
freshwater rivers |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Austro-South American side-necked turtles
|
| gptkbp:laysEggs |
on land
|
| gptkbp:notableSpecies |
gptkb:Mata_mata
gptkb:South_American_river_turtle Snake-necked turtle |
| gptkbp:order |
gptkb:Testudines
|
| gptkbp:reproduction |
oviparous
|
| gptkbp:scientificName |
Pleurodira
|
| gptkbp:sisterGroup |
gptkb:Cryptodira
|
| gptkbp:taxonRank |
subfamily
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Chelidae
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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