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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 clean rocky high-elevation streams.
Indian Flapshell Turtle
Lissemys punctata (Bonnaterre, 1789)
Lissemys punctata, the Indian flapshell turtle, is an omnivorous freshwater turtle native to South Asia.
Sri Lankan Flapshell Turtle
Lissemys ceylonensis (Gray, 1856)
The Sri Lankan flapshell turtle (Lissemys ceylonensis) is an endemic freshwater turtle species native to Sri Lanka.
Eastern Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina longicollis (Shaw, 1794)
Chelodina longicollis, the eastern long-necked turtle, is an Australian turtle that can tolerate unusually cold conditions for pleurodires.
Broad-shelled Turtle
Chelodina expansa Gray, 1857
Chelodina expansa, the broad-shelled river turtle, is the long-necked turtle with the world’s longest neck relative to body size, native to Australia.
Southwestern Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina oblonga Gray, 1841
Chelodina oblonga, the oblong turtle, is a freshwater opportunistic carnivorous turtle found across a range of habitats including urban and agricultural areas.
Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle
Emydura subglobosa (Krefft, 1876)
Emydura subglobosa is a colorful hard-shelled aquatic Chelidae turtle found in Australia and southern New Guinea.
Eastern Short-necked Turtle
Emydura macquarii (Gray, 1830)
Emydura macquarii, the Macquarie River turtle, is an Australian almost entirely aquatic turtle with XY sex determination.
Eastern Saw-shelled Turtle
Myuchelys latisternum (Gray, 1867)
Myuchelys latisternum is a sexually dimorphic Australian freshwater turtle with shell marginal serrations, adapted to varied habitats.
Amazonian Mata Mata
Chelus fimbriata (Schneider, 1783)
Chelus fimbriata (mata mata) is a large sedentary aquatic turtle found across northern South America, with specialized camouflage anatomy.
Black Spine-necked Swamp Turtle
Acanthochelys spixii (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)
Acanthochelys spixii is a South American endemic chelid turtle found across parts of the Southern Cone.
Twist-neck Turtle
Platemys platycephala (Schneider, 1792)
Platemys platycephala is a medium-sized South American twist-necked side-necked turtle that lives in shallow forest waters.
Williams' Side-necked Turtle
Phrynops williamsi Rhodin & Mittermeier, 1983
Phrynops williamsi (Williams' toadhead turtle) is an endemic South American chelid turtle found in freshwater wetlands of southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina.
Hilaire’s Side-necked Turtle
Phrynops hilarii (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)
Phrynops hilarii is a South American freshwater turtle with a distinctive flattened oval dark carapace and striped head.
Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle
Phrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger, 1812)
Phrynops geoffroanus is a large South American side-necked turtle that lives in freshwater rivers.
Gibba Toad-headed Turtle
Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger, 1812)
Mesoclemmys gibba is a small side-necked toadhead turtle found across a wide area of South America.
Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle
Hydromedusa maximiliani (Mikan, 1825)
Hydromedusa maximiliani, the Brazilian snake-necked turtle, is a small oviparous turtle native to mountain streams of Atlantic rainforest in southeastern Brazil.
South-American Snake-headed Turtle
Hydromedusa tectifera Cope, 1870
Hydromedusa tectifera is a turtle species with a keeled carapace, marked head and neck, and size differences between sexes.
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chelydra serpentina, the common snapping turtle, is a widespread freshwater turtle with details on its description, ecology, reproduction, and use as food.
Central American Snapping Turtle
Chelydra rossignonii (Bocourt, 1868)
Chelydra rossignonii is a nocturnal, mostly aquatic Central American snapping turtle with a ridged coarse carapace.
South American Snapping Turtle
Chelydra acutirostris Peters, 1862
Chelydra acutirostris, the South American snapping turtle, is a Chelydridae species endemic to Central and NW South America.
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii Troost, 1835
This is a detailed description of Macrochelys temminckii, the alligator snapping turtle, covering its traits, range, and life history.
Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle
Claudius angustatus Cope, 1865
Claudius angustatus, the narrow-bridged musk turtle, is a small aquatic turtle found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.
Mexican Giant Musk Turtle
Staurotypus triporcatus (Wiegmann, 1828)
Staurotypus triporcatus is a large kinosternid turtle with three keeled carapace, found across parts of Mexico and Central America.
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