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Common thread turtle
Mauremys sinensis (Gray, 1834)
Mauremys sinensis, the Chinese stripe-necked turtle, is an aquatic turtle native…
Caspian Turtle
Mauremys caspica (Gmelin, 1774)
Mauremys caspica, the Caspian turtle, is a medium semiaquatic turtle found acros…
Mediterranean Turtle
Mauremys leprosa (Schweigger, 1812)
Mauremys leprosa, the Iberian pond turtle, is a Geoemydidae turtle endemic to so…
Japanese pond turtle
Mauremys japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1835)
Mauremys japonica, the Japanese pond turtle, is an endemic Japanese freshwater t…
Yellow Pond Turtle
Mauremys mutica (Cantor, 1842)
Mauremys mutica, the yellow pond turtle, is a medium-sized semiaquatic East Asia…
Western Caspian Turtle
Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833)
Mauremys rivulata, the Balkan terrapin, is a moderately sized freshwater turtle …
Malayan Snail-eating Turtle
Malayemys macrocephala (Gray, 1859)
Malayemys macrocephala, the Malayan snail-eating turtle, is a freshwater turtle …
Spiny Terrapin
Heosemys spinosa (Gray, 1831)
Heosemys spinosa, the spiny turtle, is a medium-sized turtle named for its spiky…
Giant Asian Pond Turtle
Heosemys grandis (Gray, 1860)
Heosemys grandis, the giant Asian pond turtle, is an omnivorous amphibious turtl…
Yellow-headed Temple Turtle
Heosemys annandalii (Boulenger, 1903)
Heosemys annandalii is a turtle found across parts of Southeast Asia that lives …
Indian Roofed Turtle
Pangshura tecta (Gray, 1831)
Pangshura tecta, the Indian roofed turtle, is a freshwater (and sometimes bracki…
Indian Tent Turtle
Pangshura tentoria (Gray, 1834)
Pangshura tentoria is a small South Asian river turtle with three recognized sub…
Mexican Spotted Terrapin
Rhinoclemmys rubida (Cope, 1870)
The Mexican spotted wood turtle is an endemic Mexican turtle in Geoemydidae with…
Spotted-legged Turtle
Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin, 1801)
The painted wood turtle is a Geoemydidae species that lives across several north…
Painted Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima (Gray, 1855)
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima, the painted wood turtle, is a mostly terrestrial Centr…
Colombian Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys melanosterna (Gray, 1861)
The Colombian wood turtle is a Geoemydidae species from the Rhinoclemmys genus f…
Black River Turtle
Rhinoclemmys funerea (Cope, 1875)
Rhinoclemmys funerea, the black wood or black river turtle, is a geoemydid turtl…
Furrowed Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys areolata (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851)
Rhinoclemmys areolata, the furrowed wood turtle, is a geoemydid turtle found in …
Brown Land Turtle
Rhinoclemmys annulata (Gray, 1860)
Rhinoclemmys annulata, the brown wood turtle, is a Geoemydidae turtle endemic to…
Angulate Tortoise
Chersina angulata (Schweigger, 1812)
Chersina angulata, the angulate tortoise, is a small uniquely-gular-shielded tor…
Greek Tortoise
Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758
Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758, the Greek tortoise, has a wide natural range and …
Afghan Tortoise
Testudo horsfieldii Gray, 1844
Testudo horsfieldii, the Russian tortoise, is a small sexually dimorphic species…
Marginated Tortoise
Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1792
Testudo marginata, the marginated tortoise, is the largest European tortoise nat…
Hermann's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789
Testudo hermanni, or Hermann's tortoise, is a small to medium tortoise native to…
