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Common Box Turtle
Animalia Emydidae

Common Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Terrapene carolina, the common box turtle, is a distinguishable shelled reptile …

Yucatán Box Turtle
Animalia Emydidae

Yucatán Box Turtle

Terrapene yucatana (Boulenger, 1895)

Terrapene yucatana is a turtle species found in Yucatán, Mexico, with distinct s…

Mexican Box Turtle
Animalia Emydidae

Mexican Box Turtle

Terrapene mexicana (Gray, 1849)

Terrapene mexicana is an endemic Mexican turtle that grows 18–20 cm long and liv…

Three-toed Box Turtle
Animalia Emydidae

Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene triunguis (Agassiz, 1857)

Terrapene triunguis, the three-toed box turtle, is an adaptable North American b…

Wood Turtle
Animalia Emydidae

Wood Turtle

Glyptemys insculpta (Le Conte, 1830)

Glyptemys insculpta, the wood turtle, is a North American freshwater turtle with…

European Pond Turtle
Animalia Emydidae

European Pond Turtle

Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Emys orbicularis, the European pond turtle, is a semi-aquatic turtle with wide r…

Blanding's Turtle
Animalia Emydidae

Blanding's Turtle

Emys blandingii (Holbrook, 1838)

Blanding's turtle (Emys blandingii) is a medium-sized semi-aquatic turtle with a…

Northwestern Pond Turtle
Animalia Emydidae

Northwestern Pond Turtle

Actinemys marmorata (Baird & Girard, 1852)

Actinemys marmorata, the northwestern pond turtle, is a freshwater turtle native…

Chicken Turtle
Animalia Emydidae

Chicken Turtle

Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille, 1801)

Deirochelys reticularia, the chicken turtle, is a small to semiaquatic turtle na…

Painted Turtle
Animalia Emydidae

Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783)

Chrysemys picta (painted turtle) is the most widespread native North American tu…

Southern Painted Turtle
Animalia Emydidae

Southern Painted Turtle

Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857

Chrysemys dorsalis (southern painted turtle) is a small North American turtle wi…

Cat Island Slider
Animalia Emydidae

Cat Island Slider

Trachemys terrapen (Bonnaterre, 1789)

Trachemys terrapen, the Jamaican slider, is a moderately sized freshwater turtle…

Central Antillean slider
Animalia Emydidae

Central Antillean slider

Trachemys stejnegeri Schmidt, 1928

Trachemys stejnegeri, the Central Antillean slider, is an emydid turtle found on…

Pond Slider
Animalia Emydidae

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta (Thunberg In Schoepff, 1792)

Pond slider (Trachemys scripta) is a common medium-sized semiaquatic turtle nati…

Mesoamerican Slider
Animalia Emydidae

Mesoamerican Slider

Trachemys venusta (Gray, 1855)

Meso-American slider (Trachemys venusta) is an Emydidae turtle species ranging f…

Big Bend Slider
Animalia Emydidae

Big Bend Slider

Trachemys gaigeae (Hartweg, 1939)

Trachemys gaigeae is a turtle species native to the southwestern US and northern…

Black-bellied Slider
Animalia Emydidae

Black-bellied Slider

Trachemys dorbigni (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)

Trachemys dorbigni, D'Orbigny's slider, is a freshwater turtle with temperature-…

Ornate Slider
Animalia Emydidae

Ornate Slider

Trachemys ornata (Gray, 1831)

Trachemys ornata, the ornate slider, is an Emydidae turtle found in western Mexi…

Cuban Slider
Animalia Emydidae

Cuban Slider

Trachemys decussata (Gray, 1831)

The Cuban slider (Trachemys decussata) is a turtle native to Cuba and introduced…

South American slider
Animalia Emydidae

South American slider

Trachemys callirostris (Gray, 1856)

Trachemys callirostris is a turtle species found in Colombia and Venezuela, with…

Texas Cooter
Animalia Emydidae

Texas Cooter

Pseudemys texana Baur, 1893

Pseudemys texana, the Texas river cooter, is a large green marked turtle with si…

Rio Grande Cooter
Animalia Emydidae

Rio Grande Cooter

Pseudemys gorzugi Ward, 1984

Pseudemys gorzugi, the Rio Grande cooter, is an emydid turtle native to the Rio …

Florida Red-bellied Cooter
Animalia Emydidae

Florida Red-bellied Cooter

Pseudemys nelsoni Carr, 1938

Pseudemys nelsoni, the Florida red-bellied cooter, is a large river turtle nativ…

Peninsular Cooter
Animalia Emydidae

Peninsular Cooter

Pseudemys peninsularis Carr, 1938

Pseudemys peninsularis, the peninsula cooter, is an average emydid turtle widesp…