Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
Class Reptilia Linnaeus, 1758 - reptiles
Subclass Anapsida Osborn, 1903 - anapsids
Order Testudines Wagler, 1830 - turtles
Suborder Pleurodira Cope, 1864
Family Chelidae Gray, 1825
Family †Dortokidae de Lapparent de Broin & Murelaga, 1996
Family Pelomedusidae Cope, 1868 - African mud terrapins