Chelidae
Twist-neck Turtle
Scientific name: Platemys platycephala
Vern: (Western) twist-neck turtle (En); roodkopdeuk schildpad (Du)
Local: kron-neki / skoifineki (Sr)
Indig: pïrëkëtë eperu / pïhtarï iiwï (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Testudines
Family: Chelidae
Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle
Scientific name: Phrynops geoffroanus
Vern: Geoffroy’s side-necked turtle (En); Geoffroys kikkerkop schildpad (Du)
Local: kron-neki / skoifineki (Sr)
Indig: pïnpaha (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Testudines
Family: Chelidae
Gibba Turtle
Scientific name: Mesoclemmys gibba
Vern: gibba (toadhead) turtle (En); bochel schildpad (Du)
Local: kron-neki / skoifineki (Sr)
Indig: pejo momïman (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Testudines
Family: Chelidae
Matamata Turtle
Scientific name: Chelus fimbriatus
English: matamata (Turtle) (En); matamata (Du)
Local: raparapa (Sr)
Indig: Pejo (Tr)
Class: Reptiles
Order: Testudines
Family: Chelidae