Hydraspis Bell 1828 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Parent taxon: Chelydidae according to C. Rusconi 1934

See also Lydekker 1889

Sister taxa: Acanthochelys, Birlimarr, Chelinae, Chelodina, Chelodininae, Chelus, Chelymys antiqua, Chelymys arata, Elseya, Emydura, Hydraspis arenarius, Hydromedusa, Hydromedusinae, Mendozachelys, Myuchelys, Naiadochelys patagonica, Pelecomastes ampla, Phrynops, Platemys, Platemys bergii, Platemys entreriana, Platemys holmbergii, Platemys mesopotamica, Platemys robusta, Platemys torrentium, Prochelidella, Pseudemydura, Rheodytes, Rionegrochelys, Trionyx argentina, Yaminuechelys

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hydraspis in the database

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