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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.
Black River Turtle
Rhinoclemmys funerea (Cope, 1875)
Rhinoclemmys funerea, the black wood or black river turtle, is a geoemydid turtle found in four Central American countries.
Furrowed Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys areolata (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851)
Rhinoclemmys areolata, the furrowed wood turtle, is a geoemydid turtle found in Central America’s Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent areas.
Brown Land Turtle
Rhinoclemmys annulata (Gray, 1860)
Rhinoclemmys annulata, the brown wood turtle, is a Geoemydidae turtle endemic to Central and northern South America.
Angulate Tortoise
Chersina angulata (Schweigger, 1812)
Chersina angulata, the angulate tortoise, is a small uniquely-gular-shielded tortoise native to coastal southwestern Africa, facing multiple threats.
Greek Tortoise
Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758
Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758, the Greek tortoise, has a wide natural range and well-documented reproductive and feeding patterns.
Afghan Tortoise
Testudo horsfieldii Gray, 1844
Testudo horsfieldii, the Russian tortoise, is a small sexually dimorphic species that favors dry open sandy habitats.
Marginated Tortoise
Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1792
Testudo marginata, the marginated tortoise, is the largest European tortoise native to parts of Southern Europe.
Hermann's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789
Testudo hermanni, or Hermann's tortoise, is a small to medium tortoise native to southern Europe with two main size-varying subspecies.
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