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side-necked turtles (Pleurodira)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/side-necked_turtles_(Pleurodira)
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
side-necked turtles (Pleurodira)
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
Pleurodira
gptkbp:taxonRank
subfamily
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Chelidae
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7