Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Superclass Reptilia

Testudines Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Order
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Cryptodira

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: schildpadden

English: turtles

German: Schildkröten sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Χελώνες sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: testuggini sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Japanese: カメ目 sources: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL). Accessed on 2018-11-21.

Lithuanian: vėžliai sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: skilpadder sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: żółwie sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: черепахи sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: želve sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: sköldpaddor sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: kaplumbağalar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Черепахи; Черепа́хи

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p.
additional source	Fischer, W.; Bianchi, G.; Scott, W.B. (1981). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes: Eastern Central Atlantic fishing area 34, 47 (in part): 6. Shrimps and prawns, true crabs, Stomatopoda, bivalves, Gastropoda, Cephalopoda, sea turtles. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes, 6. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada: Ottawa, Canada. pag.var pp.

Genbank

Citation

Uetz, P. (ed.) (2025). The Reptile Database. Testudines. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2689