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Sidney Bailey Collection - Turtles

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Big Headed TurtleBlanding's Turtle
Platysternon megacephalumSpecies: Platysternon megacephalum
Origin: Southern China, Vietnam, Burma
Habitat: Cool rocky mountain streams
Size: To 18cm (Carapace)
Emydoidea blandingii Species: Emydoidea blandingii
Origin: Ontario, Great Lakes and Nebraska
Habitat: Shallow lakes, ponds marshes
Size: To 26 cm
 
Burmese River Terrapin (Head)Burmese River Terrapin (Side)
Batagur baska Species: Batagur baska
Origin: Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia
Habitat: Tidal estuaries
Size: To 60cm+
Batagur baska Species: Batagur baska
Origin: Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia
Habitat: Tidal estuaries
Size: To 60cm+
 
Cane Forest TurtleCaspian Turtle
Heosemys silvatica Species: Heosemys silvatica
Origin: Cochin in India
Habitat: Dense evergreen forests- in burrows
Size: To 13cm
Mauremys caspica rivulata Species: Mauremys caspica rivulata
Origin: Eastern Mediterranean areas
Habitat: Freshwater rivers and canals
Size: To 23cm
 
Common Mud TurtleCommon Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum Species: Kinosternon subrubrum
Origin: USA-, Gulf coast, Indiana, Illinois
Habitat: Ditches, marshes, lagoons, swamps
Size: To 12.5cm
Kinosternon subrubrum Species: Kinosternon subrubrum
Origin: Southern USA
Habitat: Shallow muddy streams, ponds, rivers
Size: To 12cm
 
Common Snapping TurtleDiamond Back Terrapin
Chelydra serpentina Species: Chelydra serpentina
Origin: Most of USA and Central America
Habitat: Deep pools with muddy bottoms
Size: To 47cm
Malaclemys terrapin Species: Malaclemys terrapin
Origin: Atlantic and Gulf coasts, USA
Habitat: Coastal marshes, tidal flats, estuaries
Size: To 23cm
 
European Pond TurtleFour Eyed Turtle
Emys Orbicularis Species: Emys Orbicularis
Origin: Europe, Northwest Africa, Iran, Baltic
Habitat: Slow moving water with mud bottoms
Size: To 20cm
Sacalia bealei Species: Sacalia bealei
Origin: Southern China, north Vietnam
Habitat: Highland streams and brooks
Size: To 14cm
 
Heiroglyphic Turtle (hatchling)Indian Roofed Turtle
Pseudemys concinna Species: Pseudemys concinna heiroglyphica
Origin: Upper Mississippi valley
Habitat: Running rivers with vegetation
Size: To 32cm
Kachuga Tectra Species: Kachuga Tectra
Origin: Northern India
Habitat: Slow streams, ponds, canals.
Size: To 23cm
 
Map Turtle (Mississippi (Head))Map Turtle (Mississippi (Adult))
Graptemys kohni (probable hybrid) Species: Graptemys kohni (probable hybrid)
Origin: Mississippi river and drainage
Habitat: Lakes, ponds, reservoirs
Size: To 25 cm (males much smaller)
Graptemys kohnii Species: Graptemys kohnii
Origin: Mississppi valley USA
Habitat: Quiet lakes, rivers and bayous
Size: To 25cm
 
Ouachita Map TurtleYellow Blotched Map
Graptemys ouachitensis Species: Graptemys ouachitensis
Origin: Texas, Louisiana, Nebraska
Habitat: Large rivers, lakes and ox-bows
Size: To 24cm
Graptemys flavimaculata Species: Graptemys flavimaculata
Origin: Mississipi
Habitat: Fast streams with tangled root edges
Size: To 17cm
 
MatamataRed bellied short necked turtle
Chelus fimbriatus Species: Chelus fimbriatus
Origin: South american rainforests
Habitat: Slow streams, lakes, swamps
Size: To 45cm
Emydura subglosa Species: Emydura subglosa
Origin: New Guinea (+Queensland Australia)
Habitat: Rivers
Size: To 25cm
 
Red Eared TerrapinSpotted Turtle
Trachemys scripta elegans Species: Trachemys scripta elegans
Origin: Mississpi  to Gulf of Mexico
Habitat: Quiet pools, muddy bottoms, basking.
Size: To 28cm
Clemmys guttata Species: Clemmys guttata
Origin: U.S.A.
Habitat: Bogs, marshes, pastures, and streams
Size: To 12 cm
 
Side Necked Turtle (Africa)Side Necked Turtle-front (Africa)
Pelusios niger Species: Pelusios niger
Origin: West Africa
Habitat: Streams and rivers
Size: To 20cm
Pelusios niger Species: Pelusios niger
Origin: West Africa
Habitat: Streams and rivers
Size: To 20cm
 
Spotted Bellied side-necked TurtleSnake Necked Turtle
Phrynops hilarii Species: Phrynops hilarii
Origin: Brazil, Uraguay, Argentina
Habitat: Swamps, oxbows, Lakes.
Size: To 40cm
Chelodina expansa Species: Chelodina expansa
Origin: New South Wales, Victoria, Australia
Habitat: Swamps and shallow streams
Size: To 30cm
 
Snake Necked Turtle - head (Australia)Snake Necked Turtle - Hatchling (Australia)
Chelodina expansa Species: Chelodina expansa
Origin: New South Wales, Victoria, Australia
Habitat: Swamps and shallow streams
Size: To 30cm
Chelodina expansa (hatchling) Species: Chelodina expansa (hatchling)
Origin: New South Wales, Victoria, Australia
Habitat: Swamps and shallow streams
Size: To 30cm
 
Snake Necked Turtle (New Guinea)Soft Shelled Turtle (Chinese)
Emydura abertisii Species: Emydura abertisii
Origin: New Guinea
Habitat: Rivers
Size: To 25 cm
Trionyx sinensis Species: Trionyx sinensis
Origin: Eastern china, Taiwan, Korea, Japan
Habitat: Rivers, lakes, canals and streams
Size: To 40 cm
 
Soft Shelled Turtle (Indian)Striped Mud Turtle
Trionyx sinensis Species: Lissemys punctata
Origin: India and Sri Lanka
Habitat: Still or slow moving waters with mud.
Size: To 25cm
Kinosternon baurii Species: Kinosternon baurii
Origin: Southeastern USA
Habitat: Ponds, marshes, wet meadows.
Size: To 12cm
 
Tropical SliderTwist necked Turtle
Trachemys scripta (ornata) Species: Trachemys scripta (ornata) Hybrid
Origin: South USA, Mexico, Central America
Habitat: Quiet waters, soft mud, basking sites
Size: To 38 cm
Platemys platycephala Species: Platemys platycephala
Origin: South America- amazonian drainages
Habitat: Shallow pools, marshes.
Size: To 18cm
 
Western Painted Turtle (carapace)Western Painted Turtle (plastron)
Chrysemys picta bellii Species: Chrysemys picta bellii
Origin: Canada,, Missouri, Colarado etc
Habitat: Ponds, marches, streams
Size: To 25cm
Chrysemys picta bellii Species: Chrysemys picta bellii
Origin: Canada,, Missouri, Colarado etc
Habitat: Ponds, marches, streams
Size: To 25cm
 
Eastern Painted Turtle (side)Yellow Bellied Turtle
Chrysemys picta picta Species: Chrysemys picta picta
Origin: Canada,, Missouri, Colarado etc
Habitat: Ponds, marches, streams
Size: To 25cm
Pseudemys concinna Species: Pseudemys concinna
Origin: USA Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains
Habitat: Rivers with current and vegetation
Size: To 32cm
 
Yellow Headed Temple Turtle 
Hieremys annandalei Species: Hieremys annandalei
Origin: Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia
Habitat: Swamps, flooded fields, slow rivers.
Size: To 60cm

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