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Cryptodira

suborder of turtles

Also known as: cryptodire

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turtles

In turtle: Form and function
…vertical-necked, turtles of the suborder Cryptodira (meaning “hidden neck”). Turtles that cannot withdraw the head belong to the suborder Pleurodira (meaning “side neck”). (See also side-necked turtle; snake-necked turtle.)
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