Geoemydidae
Asian Leaf Turtle
Cyclemys dentata (Gray, 1831)
Cyclemys dentata, the Asian leaf turtle, is a Southeast Asian turtle common in the pet trade with a recorded distribution across multiple Asian regions.
Oldham’s Leaf Turtle
Cyclemys oldhami Gray, 1863
Oldham's leaf turtle (Cyclemys oldhami) is a Geoemydidae turtle species found across multiple regions of South and Southeast Asia.
Jagged-shelled Turtle
Cuora mouhotii (Gray, 1862)
Cuora mouhotii, the keeled box turtle, is a terrestrial turtle with distinct physical traits and a range across South and East Asia.
Chinese Box Turtle
Cuora flavomarginata (Gray, 1863)
Cuora flavomarginata, the Chinese box turtle, is an omnivorous Asian box turtle found in China, Taiwan, and Japan.
Black Marsh Turtle
Siebenrockiella crassicollis (Gray, 1831)
Siebenrockiella crassicollis, the black marsh turtle, is a small to medium aquatic turtle native to Southeast Asia.
Malayan Flat-shelled Turtle
Notochelys platynota (Gray, 1834)
Notochelys platynota, the Malayan flat-shelled turtle, is the only species in its genus, found across Southeast Asian lowland forests and wetlands.
Indian Black Turtle
Melanochelys trijuga (Schweigger, 1812)
Melanochelys trijuga, the Indian black turtle, is an omnivorous freshwater turtle found across South Asia.
Chinese Pond Turtle
Mauremys reevesii (Gray, 1831)
Mauremys reevesii, or Reeve's turtle, is a semiaquatic turtle native to China and Korea, with introduced populations elsewhere.
Common thread turtle
Mauremys sinensis (Gray, 1834)
Mauremys sinensis, the Chinese stripe-necked turtle, is an aquatic turtle native to East and Southeast Asia that has naturalized in Italy.
Caspian Turtle
Mauremys caspica (Gmelin, 1774)
Mauremys caspica, the Caspian turtle, is a medium semiaquatic turtle found across a range of freshwater and brackish habitats.
Mediterranean Turtle
Mauremys leprosa (Schweigger, 1812)
Mauremys leprosa, the Iberian pond turtle, is a Geoemydidae turtle endemic to southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa.
Japanese pond turtle
Mauremys japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1835)
Mauremys japonica, the Japanese pond turtle, is an endemic Japanese freshwater turtle species that is not currently threatened.
Yellow Pond Turtle
Mauremys mutica (Cantor, 1842)
Mauremys mutica, the yellow pond turtle, is a medium-sized semiaquatic East Asian turtle currently classified as critically endangered.
Western Caspian Turtle
Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833)
Mauremys rivulata, the Balkan terrapin, is a moderately sized freshwater turtle found in southeastern Europe and the Middle East.
Malayan Snail-eating Turtle
Malayemys macrocephala (Gray, 1859)
Malayemys macrocephala, the Malayan snail-eating turtle, is a freshwater turtle used as a developmental biology model found in Southeast Asia.
Spiny Terrapin
Heosemys spinosa (Gray, 1831)
Heosemys spinosa, the spiny turtle, is a medium-sized turtle named for its spiky carapace, found across Southeast Asian forests.
Giant Asian Pond Turtle
Heosemys grandis (Gray, 1860)
Heosemys grandis, the giant Asian pond turtle, is an omnivorous amphibious turtle from Asia with distinct physical traits.
Yellow-headed Temple Turtle
Heosemys annandalii (Boulenger, 1903)
Heosemys annandalii is a turtle found across parts of Southeast Asia that lives in wet forests and freshwater wetlands.
Indian Roofed Turtle
Pangshura tecta (Gray, 1831)
Pangshura tecta, the Indian roofed turtle, is a freshwater (and sometimes brackish) turtle native to South Asia's major river drainages.
Indian Tent Turtle
Pangshura tentoria (Gray, 1834)
Pangshura tentoria is a small South Asian river turtle with three recognized subspecies, diet differing by age and sex, and it lays eggs.
Mexican Spotted Terrapin
Rhinoclemmys rubida (Cope, 1870)
The Mexican spotted wood turtle is an endemic Mexican turtle in Geoemydidae with two recognized subspecies found across southern Mexico.
Spotted-legged Turtle
Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin, 1801)
The painted wood turtle is a Geoemydidae species that lives across several northern South American countries and Trinidad and Tobago.
Painted Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima (Gray, 1855)
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima, the painted wood turtle, is a mostly terrestrial Central American turtle reaching up to 20cm long.
Colombian Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys melanosterna (Gray, 1861)
The Colombian wood turtle is a Geoemydidae species from the Rhinoclemmys genus found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.
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