side-necked turtles (Pleurodira)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:suborder_of_turtles
gptkbp:characteristic	bend neck sideways under shell edge cannot retract head straight back into shell
gptkbp:commonName	side-necked turtles
gptkbp:conservationStatus	many species threatened
gptkbp:containsFamily	gptkb:Podocnemididae gptkb:Chelidae gptkb:Pelomedusidae
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature	pelvic girdle fused to shell sideways retraction of neck hidden-necked turtles (Cryptodira) sideways neck retraction
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:Africa gptkb:Australia gptkb:South_America gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:fossil	Cretaceous to present
gptkbp:habitat	freshwater some brackish water
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:African_helmeted_turtle gptkb:Mata_mata gptkb:Yellow-spotted_river_turtle
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies	about 60
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Testudines
gptkbp:reproduction	oviparous
gptkbp:scientificName	gptkb:Pleurodira
gptkbp:taxonRank	gptkb:subfamily
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Chelidae
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	side-necked turtles (Pleurodira)