Chelus Duméril 1806 (sideneck turtle)
Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 37611
Parent taxon: Chelidae according to M. B. de Silva Lacerda et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Acanthochelys, Birlimarr, Chelinae, Chelodina, Chelodininae, Chelymys antiqua, Chelymys arata, Elseya, Emydura, Hydraspis arenarius, Hydromedusa, Hydromedusinae, Mendozachelys, Myuchelys, Naiadochelys patagonica, Pelecomastes ampla, Phrynops, Platemys, Platemys bergii, Platemys entreriana, Platemys holmbergii, Platemys mesopotamica, Platemys robusta, Platemys torrentium, Prochelidella, Pseudemydura, Rheodytes, Rionegrochelys, Trionyx argentina, Yaminuechelys, Hydraspis
Subtaxa: Chelus colombianus, Chelus fimbriata
Ecology: amphibious piscivore