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