| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Pelomedusidae |
- Genus
- species – Common Name
- Erymnochelys
- (1 species) – Madagascan Bighead Turtle
- Pelomedusa
- (1 species) – Helmeted Turtle
- Peltocephalus
- (1 species) – Bighead Amazon River Turtle
- Pelusios
- (16 species) – African Hinged Terrapin
- Podocnemis
- (6 species) – South American Sideneck River Turtle
