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Malayan Softshell Turtle
Dogania subplana (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
Dogania subplana is a soft-shell turtle found across Southeast Asia, living in c…
Indian Flapshell Turtle
Lissemys punctata (Bonnaterre, 1789)
Lissemys punctata, the Indian flapshell turtle, is an omnivorous freshwater turt…
Sri Lankan Flapshell Turtle
Lissemys ceylonensis (Gray, 1856)
The Sri Lankan flapshell turtle (Lissemys ceylonensis) is an endemic freshwater …
Eastern Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina longicollis (Shaw, 1794)
Chelodina longicollis, the eastern long-necked turtle, is an Australian turtle t…
Broad-shelled Turtle
Chelodina expansa Gray, 1857
Chelodina expansa, the broad-shelled river turtle, is the long-necked turtle wit…
Southwestern Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina oblonga Gray, 1841
Chelodina oblonga, the oblong turtle, is a freshwater opportunistic carnivorous …
Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle
Emydura subglobosa (Krefft, 1876)
Emydura subglobosa is a colorful hard-shelled aquatic Chelidae turtle found in A…
Eastern Short-necked Turtle
Emydura macquarii (Gray, 1830)
Emydura macquarii, the Macquarie River turtle, is an Australian almost entirely …
Eastern Saw-shelled Turtle
Myuchelys latisternum (Gray, 1867)
Myuchelys latisternum is a sexually dimorphic Australian freshwater turtle with …
Amazonian Mata Mata
Chelus fimbriata (Schneider, 1783)
Chelus fimbriata (mata mata) is a large sedentary aquatic turtle found across no…
Black Spine-necked Swamp Turtle
Acanthochelys spixii (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)
Acanthochelys spixii is a South American endemic chelid turtle found across part…
Twist-neck Turtle
Platemys platycephala (Schneider, 1792)
Platemys platycephala is a medium-sized South American twist-necked side-necked …
Williams' Side-necked Turtle
Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier, 1983
Phrynops williamsi (Williams' toadhead turtle) is an endemic South American chel…
Hilaire’s Side-necked Turtle
Phrynops hilarii (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)
Phrynops hilarii is a South American freshwater turtle with a distinctive flatte…
Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle
Phrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger, 1812)
Phrynops geoffroanus is a large South American side-necked turtle that lives in …
Gibba Toad-headed Turtle
Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger, 1812)
Mesoclemmys gibba is a small side-necked toadhead turtle found across a wide are…
Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle
Hydromedusa maximiliani (Mikan, 1825)
Hydromedusa maximiliani, the Brazilian snake-necked turtle, is a small oviparous…
South-American Snake-headed Turtle
Hydromedusa tectifera Cope, 1870
Hydromedusa tectifera is a turtle species with a keeled carapace, marked head an…
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chelydra serpentina, the common snapping turtle, is a widespread freshwater turt…
Central American Snapping Turtle
Chelydra rossignonii (Bocourt, 1868)
Chelydra rossignonii is a nocturnal, mostly aquatic Central American snapping tu…
South American Snapping Turtle
Chelydra acutirostris Peters, 1862
Chelydra acutirostris, the South American snapping turtle, is a Chelydridae spec…
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii Troost, 1835
This is a detailed description of Macrochelys temminckii, the alligator snapping…
Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle
Claudius angustatus Cope, 1865
Claudius angustatus, the narrow-bridged musk turtle, is a small aquatic turtle f…
Mexican Giant Musk Turtle
Staurotypus triporcatus (Wiegmann, 1828)
Staurotypus triporcatus is a large kinosternid turtle with three keeled carapace…
