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Dermatemydidae

The Dermatemydidae are a family of turtles. The family was named by John Edward Gray in 1870, and its only extant genus is Dermatemys.

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Jul 19, 2026
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Length
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Dermatemydidae
Temporal range: ?Late Cretaceous to present
A Dermatemydidae fossil from Hong Kong Science Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Kinosternoidea
Family: Dermatemydidae
Gray, 18701
Synonyms1
  • Dermatemydae - Gray, 1870
  • Dermatemydidae - Baur, 1888

The Dermatemydidae are a family of turtles. The family was named by John Edward Gray in 1870, and its only extant genus is Dermatemys.1

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References

  1. Rhodin 2011, p. 000.175
  2. Bourque 2015, p. 4
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