Species in the order Testudines Results 1 - 20
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Six-tubercled river turtle (Podocnemis sextuberculata)
The six-tubercled river turtle is named for the six pairs of prominent, swollen lumps that are found on the outer edge of the unde...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Aldabra giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea)
The Aldabra giant tortoise is indeed a giant, with individuals reaching over one metre in length. The thick, domed carapace is dar...  More  16 Images  11 Videos
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Annam leaf turtle (Mauremys annamensis)
Information on the Annam leaf turtle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Afghan tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii)
The Afghan tortoise has a rounded upper shell (carapace) that is almost as broad as it is long. The upper shell varies in colour f...  More  6 Images  1 Video
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Alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)
Amongst the largest freshwater turtles in the world, the alligator snapping turtle is a prehistoric-looking species with a reputat...  More  10 Images  3 Videos
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Batagur (Batagur baska)
The batagur is one of Asia's largest freshwater turtles; individuals can reach up to 60 cm in length. The shell (carapace) is brow...  More  21 Images  2 Videos
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Arakan forest turtle (Heosemys depressa)
The Arakan forest turtle was long thought to be extinct, having last been seen in 1908, until it was rediscovered in 1994 when a f...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata)
A distinguishing feature of the angulate tortoise is its greatly enlarged ‘gular scute’, the frontmost part of its lower shell, un...  More  21 Images  0 Videos
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Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys bibroni)
Softshells (Trionychidae) are unusual-looking, flattened turtles, with long, protruding snouts and a reduced bony shell covered wi...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Asian tortoise (Manouria emys)
This tortoise is the largest inhabiting Asia, and the fourth largest in the world. Two subspecies are currently recognised: M. e. ...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata)
The African spurred tortoise is the largest tortoise of the African mainland, and is surpassed in size only by the giant island sp...  More  17 Images  0 Videos
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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
The leatherback is the world's largest turtle; the largest recorded individual weighed a massive 916 kilograms. This turtle earned...  More  20 Images  9 Videos
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Big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum)
Aptly named, the big-headed turtle’s most distinctive feature is its enormous, triangular head, which is so large in proportion to...  More  7 Images  1 Video
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Big-headed Amazon river turtle (Peltocephalus dumeriliana)
The big-headed Amazon river turtle has a grey-brown to black domed upper shell (carapace) with a keel running down its centre, whi...  More  2 Images  1 Video
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Berlandier’s tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri)
This North American tortoise has a somewhat oblong, rather flat-topped carapace (upper shell) with a rough, ridged appearance. Th...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Bell’s hinged tortoise (Kinixys belliana)
Bell’s hinged tortoise is a medium-sized tortoise whose common name derives from the unique, moveable ‘hinge’ at the rear of its e...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
The gopher tortoise has a light to dark brown, elongate upper shell and dull yellow plastron. The skin is greyish brown and the he...  More  8 Images  8 Videos
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Black marsh turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis)
Also known as the ‘smiling terrapin’ due to its upwardly curved jaw line, the black marsh turtle is a largely aquatic turtle that ...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)
Easily identifiable by the bright yellow, orange or red blotch on each side of the head, the bog turtle is a very small turtle wit...  More  11 Images  0 Videos
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