Chelus
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Chelus fimbriatus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Subfamily: | Chelinae |
Genus: | Chelus Duméril, 1805[2] |
Chelus is a genus of large freshwater turtles found in tropical South America. Formerly considered to be a monotypic genus,[3] it now consists of two extant species after Chelus orinocensis was identified in 2020 from a genetic analysis.[4]
There are two extant recognized species in this genus[3][5] and one extinct species:[1]
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