Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins are reptiles of the Order Testudines (all living turtles belong to the crown group Chelonia), most of whose body is shielded by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs.
Pleurodira Cryptodira Musk turtle Proganochelys Amniote Phylogenetics Triassic Lizard Order (biology) Araripemys arturi Extinction Procolophonid Millerettid Cultural depictions of turtles and tortoises Speckled Padloper Tortoise Florida Redbelly Turtle Paracryptodira Pancake tortoise Trachemys scripta Mud turtle Spur-thighed Tortoise Pet turtles Meiolania Protorothyrididae Turtle racing Turtle soup Dog paddle Russian Tortoise Geochelone Archelon Pig-nosed Turtle Pareiasaur Giant tortoise Reptile Anapsid Mammal Smooth pursuit Reversion Crown group Adwaita
