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Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell, 1828)
Stigmochelys pardalis, the leopard tortoise, is a large African herbivorous tort…
African Spurred Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata (Miller, 1779)
Centrochelys sulcata, the African spurred sulcata tortoise, is an endangered lar…
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger, 1812)
Aldabrachelys gigantea, the Aldabra giant tortoise, is a large Seychelles-native…
Serrated Hinged Terrapin
Pelusios sinuatus (Smith, 1838)
Pelusios sinuatus is the largest Pelusios species, found across tropical souther…
Helmeted Turtle
Pelomedusa subrufa (Bonnaterre, 1789)
Pelomedusa subrufa, the African helmeted turtle, is a small African semiaquatic …
Cape Terrapin
Pelomedusa galeata (Schoepff, 1792)
Pelomedusa galeata, the cape terrapin, is a freshwater turtle found across south…
Savanna Side-necked Turtle
Podocnemis vogli Müller, 1935
Podocnemis vogli, the savanna or Llanos side-necked turtle, is a South American …
Yellow-headed Sideneck
Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848
Podocnemis unifilis is a large South American river turtle with distinctive yell…
Giant South American Turtle
Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger, 1812)
Podocnemis expansa, the Arrau turtle, is the largest side-neck and Latin America…
Magdalena River Turtle
Podocnemis lewyana Duméril, 1852
Podocnemis lewyana, the Magdalena River turtle, is a sexually dimorphic Neotropi…
big-headed turtle
Platysternon megacephalum Gray, 1831
Platysternon megacephalum, the big-headed turtle, is a platysternid turtle found…
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed description of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), c…
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)
The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) is a circumtropical marine t…
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii Garman, 1880
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) is the smallest sea turtle, unique for nesti…
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Eretmochelys imbricata, the hawksbill sea turtle, is a toxic, biofluorescent tro…
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chelonia mydas, the green sea turtle, is a widespread migratory marine turtle fo…
Flatback Sea Turtle
Natator depressus (Garman, 1880)
Natator depressus, the flatback turtle, is a small-range Australian sea turtle i…
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
Dermochelys coriacea, the leatherback sea turtle, is the largest living turtle w…
Platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799)
Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the platypus, is a semiaquatic egg-laying monotreme ma…
Short-beaked Echidna
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)
The short - beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is a monotreme with a low bo…
Fat-tailed Dunnart
Sminthopsis crassicaudata (Gould, 1844)
Sminthopsis crassicaudata, the fat-tailed dunnart, is a small carnivorous marsup…
Slender-tailed Dunnart
Sminthopsis murina (Waterhouse, 1838)
The slender-tailed dunnart is an Australian dasyurid marsupial with two subspeci…
Brush-tailed Phascogale
Phascogale tapoatafa (Meyer, 1793)
Phascogale tapoatafa, the brush-tailed phascogale, is a small Australian marsupi…
Swamp Antechinus
Antechinus minimus (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)
Antechinus minimus, the swamp antechinus, is a shrew-like dasyurid marsupial wit…
