Testudinidae

From Palaeos

<==Testudinidae
   |--Hadrianus Cope 1872
   |    `--H. corsonii Leidy 1871
   |--Aldabrachelys
   |    |--A. elephantina
   |    |--A. grandidieri [=Testudo grandidieri]
   |    `--A. robusta
   |--Geochelone
   |    |--G. denticulata
   |    |--G. elegans
   |    |--G. elephantopus
   |    |--G. pardalis
   |    `--G. sulcata
   `--Testudo
        |--T. graeca
        |--T. hermanni
        |    |--T. h. hermanni
        |    `--T. h. robertmertensi
        |--T. horsfieldi
        |--T. kleinmani
        |--T. klettiana Cope 1875
        |--T. marginata
        |--T. undata Cope 1875
        `--T. weissingeri

* Type species of genus indicated

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