늑대거북과(Chelydridae)는 거북목에 속하는 파충류과의 하나이다. 현존하는 2개 속과 멸종된 7개 속으로 이루어져 있다. 2개 속 모두 서반구에서 발견된다.
하위 속
- 늑대거북속 (Chelydra)
- Chelydra acutirostris
- Chelydra rossignonii
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늑대거북 (Chelydra serpentina)
- 악어거북속 (Macrochelys)
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악어거북 (Macrochelys temminckii)
- Macrochelys suwanniensis
- Macrochelys apalachicolae
각주
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↑ 가 나 Gray, John Edward. 1831. Synopsis Reptilium; or Short Descriptions of the Species of Reptiles. Part I.—Cataphracta. Tortoises, Crocodiles, and Enaliosaurians. London: Treuttel, Wurz, and Co., 85 pp. [Published May 1831].
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↑ Swainson, William. 1839. On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles. Vol. II. In: Lardner, D. (Ed.). The Cabinet Cyclopaedia. Natural History. London: Longman, 452 pp.
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↑ Gray, John Edward. 1869. Notes on the families and genera of tortoises (Testudinata), and on the characters afforded by the study of their skulls. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869:165–225.
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↑ Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk , P.P., Iverson, J.B., Shaffer, H.B., Bour, R., and Rhodin, A.G.J.]. 2012. Turtles of the world, 2012 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5, pp. 000.243–000.328, doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v5.2012, [1].
