Testudinidae
The tortoises: slow, steady, and sometimes older than a century.
47 species live on this branch.
Photo: Mfield, Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A face from this branch: Galapagos Giant Tortoise
Where Testudinidae sits on the tree
GenusAldabrachelys1 species
GenusAstrochelys2 species
GenusCentrochelys1 species
GenusChelonoidis4 species
GenusChersina1 species- GenusChersobius3 species
GenusGeochelone2 species
GenusGopherus6 species
GenusHomopus2 species
GenusIndotestudo3 species
GenusKinixys8 species
GenusMalacochersus1 species
GenusManouria2 species
GenusPsammobates3 species
GenusPyxis2 species
GenusStigmochelys1 species
GenusTestudo5 species
Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.