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Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta

"Caretta Caretta" by Live Zakynthos via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas

"Green turtle Chelonia mydas" by Paul and Jill via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata

"Diving Maldives: Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)" by Mal B via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs.

Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea

"Leatherback sea turtle on the beach /Tinglar" by USFWS/Southeast via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

Common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina

"P6197052" by Hunter-Desportes via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

Painted turtle, Chrysemys picta

"Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta)" by GregTheBusker via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

Pond slider, Trachemys scripta

Trisha M Shears via Wikicommons, ©.

Common box turtle, Terrapene carolina

"P4246697" by Hunter-Desportes via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

Chinemys reevesii

"Enjoying the sun" by Denn via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike.

Geoclemys hamiltonii

"Spotted pond turtle" by Aaron Gustafson via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike.

Yellow-headed temple turtle, Hieremys annandalii

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Chinese stripe-necked turtle, Ocadia sinensis

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Chinese box turtle, Cuora flavomarginata

"Chinese Box Turtle" by Shoe the Linux Librarian via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs.

Giant Asian Pond Turtle, Heosemys grandis

"Giant Asian Pond Turtle" by Daran Kandasamy via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs.

Four-eyed turtle, Sacalia quadriocellata

"Sacalia quadriocellata" by Dangersquirrel via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

Big-headed turtle, Platysternon megacephalum

"Female Umi2" by Tako Fish World via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

Aldabra giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea

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Radiated tortoise, Astrochelys radiata

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Galápagos tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra

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Gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus

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Pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri

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Asian forest tortoise, Manouria emys

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Stigmochelys pardalis

"Leopard Tortoise" by Mister-E via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni

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Pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta

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Apalone ferox

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African softshell turtle, Trionyx triunguis

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Taxonomy:


Chelonioidea
Fam. Cheloniidae
Carettinae (Add)
Gen. Caretta (Add)
Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta

Caretta patriciae (Add)
Gen. Lepidochelys (Add)
Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii (Add)
Olive ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea (Add)
Lepidochelys waikatoica (Add)
Cheloniinae (Add)
Gen. Chelonia (Add)
Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas

Gen. Eretmochelys (Add)
Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata

Gen. Natator (Add)
Flatback sea turtle, Natator depressus (Add)
Toxochelyinae (Add)
Gen. Ctenochelys (Add)
Gen. Osteopygis (Add)
Gen. Porthochelys (Add)
Gen. Prionochelys (Add)
Gen. Thinochelys (Add)
Gen. Toxochelys (Add)
Toxochelys latiremis (Add)
Toxochelys moorevillensis (Add)
Fam. Dermochelyidae

Gen. Corsochelys (Add)
Gen. Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys (Add)
Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea

Gen. Maorichelys (Add)
Gen. Psephophorus (Add)
Psephophorus terrypratchetti (Add)
Fam. Protostegidae (Add)
Kinosternoidea
Fam. Central American river turtle, Dermatemydidae
Gen. Dermatemys (Add)
Central American river turtle, Dermatemys mawii (Add)
Fam. Kinosternidae
Kinosterninae (Add)
Gen. Kinosternon (Add)
Kinosternon acutum (Add)
Kinosternon alamosae (Add)
Kinosternon angustipons (Add)
Kinosternon baurii (Add)
Kinosternon chimalhuaca (Add)
Kinosternon creaseri (Add)
Kinosternon cruentatum (Add)
Kinosternon dunni (Add)
Yellow mud turtle, Kinosternon flavescens (Add)
Kinosternon herrerai (Add)
Kinosternon hirtipes (Add)
Kinosternon integrum (Add)
Kinosternon leucostomum (Add)
Kinosternon oaxacae (Add)
Kinosternon scorpioides (Add)
Kinosternon sonoriense (Add)
Kinosternon subrubrum (Add)
Gen. Sternotherus (Add)
Razor-backed musk turtle, Sternotherus carinatus (Add)
Sternotherus depressus (Add)
Loggerhead musk turtle, Sternotherus minor (Add)
Sternotherus odoratus (Add)
Staurotypinae (Add)
Gen. Claudius (Add)
Claudius angustatus (Add)
Gen. Staurotypus (Add)
Staurotypus salvinii (Add)
Staurotypus triporcatus (Add)
Testudinoidea
Fam. Adocidae (Add)
Fam. Chelydridae

Gen. Chelydra (Add)
Chelydra acutirostris (Add)
Chelydra rossignonii (Add)
Common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina

Gen. Macrochelys (Add)
Alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii (Add)
Fam. Emydidae

Deirochelyinae (Add)
Gen. Painted turtle, Chrysemys (Add)
Painted turtle, Chrysemys picta

Gen. Chicken turtle, Deirochelys (Add)
Deirochelys reticularia (Add)
Gen. Graptemys (Add)
Graptemys barbouri (Add)
Cagle's map turtle, Graptemys caglei (Add)
Graptemys ernsti (Add)
Yellow-blotched map turtle, Graptemys flavimaculata (Add)
Graptemys geographica (Add)
Graptemys gibbonsi (Add)
Graptemys kohnii (Add)
Graptemys nigrinoda (Add)
Graptemys oculifera (Add)
Ouachita map turtle, Graptemys ouachitensis (Add)
False map turtle, Graptemys pseudogeographica (Add)
Graptemys pulchra (Add)
Texas map turtle, Graptemys versa (Add)
Gen. Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys (Add)
Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin (Add)
Gen. Pseudemys (Add)
Pseudemys alabamensis (Add)
Pseudemys concinna (Add)
Pseudemys gorzugi (Add)
Pseudemys nelsoni (Add)
Pseudemys peninsularis (Add)
Pseudemys rubriventris (Add)
Pseudemys texana (Add)
Gen. Trachemys (Add)
Trachemys adiutrix (Add)
Trachemys decorata (Add)
Trachemys decussata (Add)
Trachemys dorbigni (Add)
Trachemys gaigeae (Add)
Pond slider, Trachemys scripta

Trachemys stejnegeri (Add)
Trachemys terrapen (Add)
Emydinae (Add)
Gen. Western pond turtle, Actinemys (Add)
Actinemys marmorata (Add)
Gen. Clemmys (Add)
Spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata (Add)
Wood turtle, Clemmys insculpta (Add)
Gen. Blanding's turtle, Emydoidea (Add)
Blanding's turtle, Emydoidea blandingii (Add)
Gen. Emys (Add)
Emys blandingi (Add)
Emys marmorata (Add)
European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (Add)
Sicilian pond turtle, Emys trinacris (Add)
Gen. Glyptemys (Add)
Wood turtle, Glyptemys insculpta (Add)
Glyptemys muhlenbergii (Add)
Gen. Box turtle, Terrapene (Add)
Common box turtle, Terrapene carolina

Coahuilan box turtle, Terrapene coahuila (Add)
Terrapene nelsoni (Add)
Terrapene ornata (Add)
Fam. Geoemydidae

Batagurinae (Add)
Gen. Batagur

Northern river terrapin, Batagur baska (Add)
Gen. Callagur (Add)
Callagur borneoensis (Add)
Gen. Chinemys (Add)
Chinemys megalocephala (Add)
Chinemys nigricans (Add)
Chinemys reevesii

Gen. Geoclemys (Add)
Geoclemys hamiltonii

Gen. Hardella (Add)
Hardella thurjii (Add)
Gen. Hieremys (Add)
Yellow-headed temple turtle, Hieremys annandalii

Gen. Kachuga (Add)
Kachuga dhongoka (Add)
Kachuga kachuga (Add)
Kachuga smithii (Add)
Kachuga sylhetensis (Add)
Kachuga tecta (Add)
Kachuga tentoria (Add)
Kachuga trivittata (Add)
Gen. Malayemys (Add)
Malayemys macrocephala (Add)
Malayemys subtrijuga (Add)
Gen. Morenia (Add)
Morenia ocellata (Add)
Morenia petersi (Add)
Gen. Ocadia (Add)
Ocadia glyphistoma (Add)
Ocadia philippeni (Add)
Chinese stripe-necked turtle, Ocadia sinensis

Gen. Orlitia (Add)
Orlitia borneensis (Add)
Geoemydinae (Add)
Gen. Cuora (Add)
Amboina box turtle, Cuora amboinensis (Add)
Cuora aurocapitata (Add)
Chinese box turtle, Cuora flavomarginata

Cuora galbinifrons (Add)
Cuora mccordi (Add)
Cuora mouhotii (Add)
Cuora pani (Add)
Cuora trifasciata (Add)
Yunnan box turtle, Cuora yunnanensis (Add)
Cuora zhoui (Add)
Gen. Cyclemys (Add)
Cyclemys atripons (Add)
Asian leaf turtle, Cyclemys dentata (Add)
Cyclemys enigmatica (Add)
Cyclemys fusca (Add)
Cyclemys gemeli (Add)
Cyclemys oldhamii (Add)
Cyclemys pulchristriata (Add)
Gen. Geoemyda (Add)
Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle, Geoemyda japonica (Add)
Geoemyda silvatica (Add)
Geoemyda spengleri (Add)
Gen. Heosemys (Add)
Heosemys annandalii (Add)
Heosemys depressa (Add)
Giant Asian Pond Turtle, Heosemys grandis

Heosemys spinosa (Add)
Gen. Leucocephalon (Add)
Leucocephalon yuwonoi (Add)
Gen. Mauremys (Add)
Vietnamese pond turtle, Mauremys annamensis (Add)
Caspian Turtle, Mauremys caspica (Add)
Mauremys japonica (Add)
Mauremys leprosa (Add)
Yellow pond turtle, Mauremys mutica (Add)
Mauremys rivulata (Add)
Gen. Melanochelys (Add)
Melanochelys tricarinata (Add)
Melanochelys trijuga (Add)
Gen. Notochelys (Add)
Notochelys platynota (Add)
Gen. Rhinoclemmys (Add)
Rhinoclemmys annulata (Add)
Rhinoclemmys areolata (Add)
Rhinoclemmys diademata (Add)
Rhinoclemmys funerea (Add)
Rhinoclemmys melanosterna (Add)
Rhinoclemmys nasta (Add)
Painted wood turtle, Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima (Add)
Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Add)
Rhinoclemmys rubida (Add)
Gen. Sacalia (Add)
Sacalia bealei (Add)
Sacalia pseudoocellata (Add)
Four-eyed turtle, Sacalia quadriocellata

Gen. Siebenrockiella (Add)
Siebenrockiella crassicollis (Add)
Siebenrockiella leytensis (Add)
Gen. Vijayachelys (Add)
Cane turtle, Vijayachelys silvatica (Add)
Fam. Big-headed turtle, Platysternidae

Gen. Platysternon (Add)
Big-headed turtle, Platysternon megacephalum

Fam. Tortoise, Testudinidae

Gen. Aldabrachelys (Add)
Aldabrachelys abrupta (Add)
Aldabra giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea

Aldabrachelys grandidieri (Add)
Gen. Astrochelys (Add)
Radiated tortoise, Astrochelys radiata

Angonoka tortoise, Astrochelys yniphora (Add)
Gen. Chelonoidis (Add)
Red-footed tortoise, Chelonoidis carbonaria (Add)
Argentine tortoise, Chelonoidis chilensis (Add)
Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata (Add)
Galápagos tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra

Gen. Chersina (Add)
Bowsprit tortoise, Chersina angulata (Add)
Gen. Cylindraspis (Add)
Cylindraspis indica (Add)
Cylindraspis inepta (Add)
Cylindraspis peltastes (Add)
Cylindraspis triserrata (Add)
Cylindraspis vosmaeri (Add)
Gen. Geochelone (Add)
Geochelone atlas (Add)
Indian star tortoise, Geochelone elegans (Add)
Burmese star tortoise, Geochelone platynota (Add)
African spurred tortoise, Geochelone sulcata (Add)
Gen. Gopherus (Add)
Desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Add)
Texas tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri (Add)
Gopherus brevisternus (Add)
Gopherus canyonensis (Add)
Gopherus donlaloi (Add)
Gopherus edae (Add)
Bolson tortoise, Gopherus flavomarginatus (Add)
Gopherus hexagonata (Add)
Gopherus laticunea (Add)
Gopherus mohavensis (Add)
Gopherus pansa (Add)
Gopherus pargensis (Add)
Gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus

Gopherus utahensis (Add)
Gopherus vagus (Add)
Gen. Hadrianus (Add)
Hadrianus carsoni (Add)
Hadrianus majusculus (Add)
Gen. Hesperotestudo (Add)
Hesperotestudo bermudae (Add)
Hesperotestudo brontops (Add)
Hesperotestudo impensa (Add)
Hesperotestudo orthopygia (Add)
Hesperotestudo osborniana (Add)
Gen. Homopus (Add)
Beaked cape tortoise, Homopus areolatus (Add)
Boulenger's cape tortoise, Homopus boulengeri (Add)
Karoo cape tortoise, Homopus femoralis (Add)
Speckled padloper tortoise, Homopus signatus (Add)
Homopus solus (Add)
Gen. Indotestudo (Add)
Elongated tortoise, Indotestudo elongata (Add)
Forsten's tortoise, Indotestudo forstenii (Add)
Travancore tortoise, Indotestudo travancorica (Add)
Gen. Kinixys (Add)
Bell's hinge-back tortoise, Kinixys belliana (Add)
Forest hinge-back tortoise, Kinixys erosa (Add)
Home's hinge-back tortoise, Kinixys homeana (Add)
Lobatse hinge-back tortoise, Kinixys lobatsiana (Add)
Natal hinge-back tortoise, Kinixys natalensis (Add)
Speke's hinge-back tortoise, Kinixys spekii (Add)
Gen. Malacochersus (Add)
Pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri

Gen. Manouria (Add)
Asian forest tortoise, Manouria emys

Impressed tortoise, Manouria impressa (Add)
Manouria oyamai (Add)
Gen. Psammobates (Add)
Geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus (Add)
Serrated tortoise, Psammobates oculifer (Add)
Tent tortoise, Psammobates tentorius (Add)
Gen. Pyxis (Add)
Spider tortoise, Pyxis arachnoides (Add)
Flat-backed spider tortoise, Pyxis planicauda (Add)
Gen. Stigmochelys (Add)
Stigmochelys pardalis

Gen. Stylemys (Add)
Stylemys amphithorax (Add)
Stylemys capax (Add)
Stylemys nebrascensis (Add)
Gen. Testudo (Add)
Testudo antakyensis (Add)
Testudo flavominimaralis (Add)
Spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca (Add)
Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni

Russian tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii (Add)
Kleinmann's tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni (Add)
Marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata (Add)
Testudo nabuelensis (Add)
Testudo werneri (Add)
Trionychoidea
Fam. Pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelyidae

Gen. Carettochelys (Add)
Pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta

Fam. Trionychidae

Cyclanorbinae (Add)
Gen. Cyclanorbis (Add)
Cyclanorbis elegans (Add)
Cyclanorbis senegalensis (Add)
Gen. Cycloderma (Add)
Cycloderma aubryi (Add)
Cycloderma frenatum (Add)
Gen. Lissemys (Add)
Lissemys punctata (Add)
Lissemys scutata (Add)
Trionychinae (Add)
Gen. Amyda (Add)
Amyda cartilaginea (Add)
Amyda nakornsrithammarajensis (Add)
Gen. Apalone (Add)
Apalone ferox

Apalone mutica (Add)
Apalone spinifera (Add)
Gen. Aspideretes (Add)
Aspideretes gangeticus (Add)
Aspideretes hurum (Add)
Aspideretes leithii (Add)
Black softshell turtle, Aspideretes nigricans (Add)
Gen. Chitra (Add)
Chitra chitra (Add)
Chitra indica (Add)
Chitra vandijki (Add)
Gen. Dogania (Add)
Dogania subplana (Add)
Gen. Nilssonia (Add)
Nilssonia formosa (Add)
Nilssonia gangetica (Add)
Nilssonia hurum (Add)
Nilssonia leithii (Add)
Nilssonia nigricans (Add)
Gen. Palea (Add)
Palea steindachneri (Add)
Gen. Pelochelys (Add)
Pelochelys bibroni (Add)
Pelochelys cantorii (Add)
Pelochelys signifera (Add)
Gen. Pelodiscus (Add)
Pelodiscus axenaria (Add)
Pelodiscus maackii (Add)
Pelodiscus parviformis (Add)
Chinese softshell turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis (Add)
Gen. Rafetus (Add)
Rafetus euphracticus (Add)
Yangtze giant softshell turtle, Rafetus swinhoei (Add)
Gen. Trionyx (Add)
African softshell turtle, Trionyx triunguis



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