Complete List of All Turtle Species

This is a compete list of all the turtle species that exist at the moment, the list is ordered alphabetically, and also contains the family to which the species belongs, their common name and the location where they can be found.

Tip: If you are on a computer and you are searching for a specific species you can press Ctrl / Cmd and the the key F to bring up the search bar.

This following taxonomic classification of families and species is structured after the IUCN ” Turtles of the World” checklist ( Rhodin, VAn Dijk, and Parham 2008 ), with modifications based on Ernest and Bourbour ( 1989 ); Ernest; Lovich, and Barbour ( 1994 ): Bonin, Deuvaux, and Dupre ( 2006 ); and Buhlmann, Tuberville, and Gibbons ( 2008 ); and Ernst and Lovich ( 2009 ).

Family	Species	Common Name	General Location
Chelidae	Acanthochelys macrocephala	Pantanal swamp turtle	South America
Chelidae	Acanthochelys pallidipectoris	Chaco swamp turtle	South America
Chelidae	Acanthochelys radiolata	Coastal swamp turtle	South America
Chelidae	Acanthochelys spixii	Spix’s swamp turtle	South America
Testudinidae	Actinemys marmorata	Pacific pond turtle	North America
Testudinidae	Agrionemys horsfieldii	Horsfield’s tortoise	Asia
Testudinidae	Aldabrachelys arnoldi	Arnold’s tortoise	Seychelles Islands
Testudinidae	Aldabrachelys dussumieri	Giant Aldabra tortoise	Seychelles Islands
Testudinidae	Aldabrachelys hololissa	Holoissa tortoise	Seychelles Islands
Trionychidae	Amyda cartilaginea	Asiatic softshell turtle	Southeast Asia, India
Trionychidae	Apalone ferox	Florida softshell turtle	North America
Trionychidae	Apalone mutica	Smooth softshell turtle	North America
Trionychidae	Apalone spinifera	Spiny softshell turtle	North America
Trionychidae	Aspideretes gangeticus	Indian softshell turtle	India
Trionychidae	Aspideretes hurum	Indian peacock softshell turtle	India, Nepal
Trionychidae	Aspideretes leithii	Leith softshell turtle	India
Trionychidae	Aspideretes nigricans	Black softshell turtle	India, Bangladesh
Testudinidae	Astrochelys radiata	Radiated tortoise	Madagascar
Testudinidae	Astrochelys yniphora	Ploughshare tortoise	Madagascar
Geoemydidae	Batagur affinis	Southern mangrove terrapin	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Batagur baska	Mangrove terrapin	India
Chelidae	Batrachemys dahli	Dahl’s toad-headed turtle	South America
Chelidae	Batrachemys heliostemma	Yellow toad-headed turtle	South America
Chelidae	Batrachemys nasutus	Guianan toad-headed turtle	South America
Chelidae	Batrachemys raniceps	Amazon toad-headed turtle	South America
Chelidae	Batrachemys tuberculatus	Tuberculate toad-headed turtle	South America
Chelidae	Batrachemys zuliae	Zulia toad-headed turtle	South America
Chelidae	Bufocephala vanderhaegei	Vanderhage’s toad-headed turtle	South America
Geoemydidae	Callagur borneoensis	Painted terrapin	Southeast Asia
Cheloniidae	Caretta caretta	Loggerhead sea turtle	Pantropical and temperate oceans
Carettochelyidae	Carettochelys insculpta	Pig-nosed turtle	Australia, New Guinea
Testudinidae	Centrochely sulcata	African spurred tortoise	Africa
Chelidae	Chelodina longicollis	Easternlong-necked turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Chelodina canni	Cann’s long-necked turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Chelodina mccordi	Rote Island long-necked turtle	Indonesia
Chelidae	Chelodina novaeguineae	New Guinea snake-necked turtle	New Guinea
Chelidae	Chelodina pritchardi	Pritchard’s long necked turtle	New Guinea
Chelidae	Chelodina reimanni	Reimann’s snake-necked turtle	New Guinea
Chelidae	Chelodina steindachneri	Steindachner’s snake-necked turtle	Australia
Cheloniidae	Chelonia mydas	Green sea turtle	Tropical to temperate seas
Testudinidae	Chelonidis carbonaria	Red-footed tortoise	South America
Testudinidae	Chelonidis chilensis	Patagonian tortoise	South America
Testudinidae	Chelonoidis denticulata	Yellowfoot tortoise	South America
Testudinidae	Chelonoidis nigra	Galapagos giant tortoise	South America
Testudinidae	Chelonoidis petersi	Chaco tortoise	South America
Chelidae	Chelus fimbriata	Matamata	South America
Chelydridae	Chelydra acutirostris	South American snapping turtle	Central and South America
Chelydridae	Chelydra rossignonii	Central American snapping turtle	Central America
Chelydridae	Chelydra serpentina	Common snapping turtle	North America
Testudinidae	Chersina angulata	Angulated tortoise	Africa
Geoemydidae	Chinemys nigricans	Red-necked pond turtle	Asia
Geoemydidae	Chinemys reevesii	Reeve’s turtle	Asia
Trionychidae	Chitra chitra	SE Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle	Southeast Asia
Trionychidae	Chitra indica	Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle	Pakistan, India, Bangladesh
Trionychidae	Chitra vandijki	Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle	Myanmar
Emydidae	Chrysemys picta	Painted turtle	North America
Kinosternidae	Claudius angustatus	Narrow-bridged turtle	Mexico, Central America
Emydidae	Clemmys guttata	Spotted turtle	North America
Geoemydidae	Cuora amboinensis	SE Asian box turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Cuora aurocapitata	Yellow-headed box turtle	China
Geoemydidae	Cuora favomarginata	Common yellow-margined box turtle	China , Japan
Geoemydidae	Cuora galbinifrons	Indochinese box turte	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Cuora mccordi	McCord’s box turtle	China
Geoemydidae	Cuora pani	Pan’s box turtle	China
Geoemydidae	Cuora trifasciata	Chinese three-striped box turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Cuora yunnanensis	Yunnan box turtle	China
Geoemydidae	Cuora zhoui	Zhou’s box turtle	China
Trionychidae	Cyclanorbis elegans	Nubian flap-shelled turtle	Africa
Trionychidae	Cyclanorbis senegalensis	Senegal flap-shelled turtle	Africa
Geoemydidae	Cyclemys atripons	Black-bridged leaf turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Cyclemys dentata	Asian leaf turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Cyclemys enigmatica	Enigmatic leaf turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Cyclemys fusca	Dusky leaf turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Cyclemys gemeli	Gemel leaf turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Cyclemys ovata	Borneo leaf turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Cyclemys oldhami	Oldham’s leaf turtle	Asia
Trionychidae	Cycloderma aubryi	Aubry’s flap-shelled turtle	Africa
Trionychidae	Cycloderma frenatum	Zambezi flap-shelled turtle	Africa
Emydidae	Deirochelys reticularia	Chicken turtle	North America
Dermatemydidae	Dermatemys mawii	Central American river turtle	Mexico, Central America
Dermochelyidae	Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback sea turtle	World’s oceans
Trionychidae	Dogania subplana	Malayan softshell turtle	Southeast Asia
Chelidae	Elseya albagula	Southern snapping turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Elseya bellii	Bell’s saw-shelled turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Elseya branderhorsti	Southern New Guinea snapping turtle	New Guinea
Chelidae	Elseya dentata	Northern snapping turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Elseya georgesi	Bellingger river turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Elseya irwini	Irwin’s turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Elseya jukesi	Jukes’ snapping turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Elseya latisternum	Saw-shelled turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Elseya lavarackorum	Lavarackor’s snapping turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Elseya novaeguineae	New Guinea snapping turtle	New Guinea
Chelidae	Elseya purvisi	Manning River turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Elsya schultzei	Schultz’s snapping turtle	New Guinea
Chelidae	Elsya strilingi	Stirling’s snapping turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Elusor macrurus	Mary River turtle	Australia
Emydidae	Emydoidea blandingii	Blanding’s turtle	North America
Chelidae	Emydura australis	Australian big-headed turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Emydura macquarii	Murray River turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Emydura subglobosa	Red-bellied short-necked turtle	New Guinea
Chelidae	Emydura tanybaraga	Yellow-faced turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Emydura victoriae	Northern red-faced turtle	Australia
Emydidae	Emys orbicularis	Common European pond turtle	Europe, Africa, Middle East
Emydidae	Emys trinacris	Sicilian pond turtle	Europe
Cheloniidae	Eretmochelys imbricata	Hawksbill sea turtle	Tropical totemperate seas
Podocnemidae	Erymnochelys madagascariensis	Madagascar big-headed turtle	Madagascar
Testudinidae	Geochelone elegans	Indian star tortoise	Asia
Testudinidae	Geochelone platynota	Burmese starred tortoise	Asia
Geoemydidae	Geoclemys hamiltonii	Spotted pond turtle	Asia
Geoemydidae	Geoemyda japonica	Ryukyu leaf turtle	Japan
Geoemydidae	Geoemyda spengleri	Black-breasted leaf Turtle	Southeast Asia
Emydidae	Glyptemys insculpta	Wood turtle	North America
Emydidae	Glyptemys muhlenbergii	Bog turtle	North America
Testudinidae	Gopherus agassizii	Desert tortoise	North America
Testudinidae	Gopherus berlandieri	Texas tortoise	North America
Testudinidae	Gopherus flavomarginatus	Mexican giant gopher tortoise	Mexico
Testudinidae	Gopherus polyphemus	Gopher tortoise	North America
Emydidae	Graptemys barbouri	Barbour’s map turtle	North America
Emydidae	Graptemys caglei	Cagle’s map turtle	North America
Emydidae	Graptemys ernsti	Ernst’s map turtle	North America
Emydidae	Graptemys flavimaculata	Yellow-blotched map turtle	North America
Emydidae	Graptemys geographica	Common map turtle	North America, Canada
Emydidae	Graptemys gibbonsi	Gibbons’ map turtle	North America
Emydidae	Graptemys nigrinoda	Black-nobbed map turtle	North America
Emydidae	Graptemys oculifera	Ringed map turtle	North America
Emydidae	Graptemys ouachitensis	Ouachita map turtle	North America
Emydidae	Graptemys pseudogeographica	False map turtle	North America
Emydidae	Graptemys pulchra	Alabama map turtle	North America
Emydidae	Graptemys versa	Texas map turtle	North America
Geoemydidae	Hardella thurjii	Crowned river turtle	Asia
Geoemydidae	Heosemys depressa	Arakan forest turtle	Asia
Geoemydidae	Heosemys grandis	Giant Asian pond turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Heosemys spinsosa	Spiny turtel	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Hieremys annandalii	Yellow-headed temple turtle	Southeast Asia
Testudinidae	Homopus areolatus	Beaked Cape tortoise	Africa
Testudinidae	Homopus boulengeri	Boulenger’ padloper	Africa
Testudinidae	Homopus femoralis	Karoo Cape tortoise	Africa
Testudinidae	Homopus signatus	Speckled Cape tortoise	Africa
Testudinidae	Homopus solus	Nama Cape tortoise	Africa
Chelidae	Hydromedusa maximiliani	Brazilian snake-necked turtle	South America
Chelidae	Hydromedusa tectifera	South American snake-necked turtle	South America
Testudinidae	Indotestudo elongata	Elongated tortoise	Asia
Testudinidae	Indotestudo fortenii	Forsten’ tortoise	Indonesia
Testudinidae	Indotestudo travancorica	Travancore tortoise	India
Geoemydidae	Kachuga dhongoka	Three-striped roof turtle	Asia
eoemydidae	Kachuga kachuga	Red-crowned roof turtle	Asia
Geoemydidae	Kachuga trivittata	Burmese roof turtle	Asia
Testudinidae	Kinixys belliana	Bell’s eastern hinge-back tortoise	Africa
Testudinidae	Kinixys erosa	Serrated hinge-back tortoise	Africa
Testudinidae	Kinixys homeana	Home’s hinge-back tortoise	Africa
Testudinidae	Kinixys lobatsiana	Lobatse hinge-back tortoise	Africa
Testudinidae	Kinixys natalensis	Natal hinge-back tortoise	Africa
Testudinidae	Kinixys spekii	Speke’s hinge-back tortoise	Africa
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon acutum	Tabasco mud turtle	Mexico,Central America
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon alamosae	Alamos mud tgurtle	Mexico
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon angustipons	Narrow-bridged mud turtle	Central America
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon arizonense	Arizona mud turtle	North America
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon baurii	Striped mud turtle	North America
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon chimalhuaca	Jalisco mud turtle	Mexico
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon creaseri	Creaser’s mud turtle	Mexico
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon dunni	Dunn’s mud turtle	South America
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon durangoense	Durango mud turtle	Mexico
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon flavescens	Yellow mud turtle	North America,Mexico
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon herrerai	Herrera’s mud turtle	Mexico
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon hiriptipes	Mexican rough-footed mud turtle	North America,Mexico
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon integrum	Mexican mud turtle	Mexico
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon leucostomum	White-lipped mud turtle	Mexico,Central and South America
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon oaxacae	Oaxaca mud turtle	Mexico
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon scorpioides	Scorpion mud turtle	Mexico,Central and South America
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon sonoriense	Sonoran mud turtle	North America,Mexico
Kinosternidae	Kinosternon subrubrum	Eastern mud turtle	North America
Cheloniidae	Lepidochelys kempii	Kemp’s ridley sea turtle	North America Atlantic Ocean and Gulf
Cheloniidae	Lepidochelys olivacea	Olive ridley sea turtle	South Atlantic,Pacific,Indian oceans
Geoemydidae	Leucocephalon yuwonoi	Sulawesi forest turtle	Indonesia
Trionychidae	Lissemys punctata	Indian flapshell turtle	India
Trionychidae	Lissemys scutata	Burmese flap-shelled turtlr	Asia
Chelidae	Macrochelodina burrungandjii	Arnhem Land snake-necked turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Macrochelodina expansa	Broad-shelled snake-necked turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Macrochelodina kuchlingi	Kuchling’s long-necked turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Macrochelodina parkeri	Parker’s long-necked turtle	New Guinea
Chelidae	Macrochelodina rugosa	Northern snaked-necked turtle	Australia, New Guinea
ChelidTestudinidaeae	Macrochelodina walloyarrina	Kimberley long-necked turtle	Australia
Chelydridae	Macrochelys	Alligator snapping turtle	North America
Chelidae	Macrodiremys oblonga	Narrow-brested snake-neccked turtle	Australia
Emydidae	Malacemys terrapin	Diamondback terrapin	North America
Testudinidae	Malacocbersus	African pancake tortoise	Africa
Geoemydidae	Malayemys macrocepbalsa	Malayan snail-eating turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Malayemys subtrijuga	Mekong snail-eating turtle	Southeast Asia
Testudinidae	Manouria emys	Asian brown tortoise	Southeast Asia
Testudinidae	Manouria impressa	Impressed tortoise	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Mauremys annamensis	Japanese pond turtle nnam pond turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Mauremys caspica	Caspian terrapin	Africa, Asia
Geoemydidae	Mauremys japonica	Japanese pond turtle	Japan
Geoemydidae	Mauremys leprosa	Spanish terrapin	Europe,Africa
Geoemydidae	Mauremys mutica	Yallow pond turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Mauremys rivulata	Eastern Mediterranean pond turtle	Europe,Middle East
Geoemydidae	Melanochelys tricarinata	Tricarinate hill turtle	Asia
Geoemydidae	Melanochelys trijuga	Indian black turtle	Asia
Chelidae	Mesoclemmys gibba	Common toad-headed turtle	South America
Chelidae	Mesoclemmys perplexa	Brazilian toad-headed turtle	South America
Geoemydidae	Morenia ocellata	Burmese eyed turtle	Asia
Geoemydidae	Morenia petersi	Indian eyed turtle	Asia
Cheloniidae	Natator depressus	Flatback sea turtle	Australia
Trionychidade	Nilssonia formosa	Burmese peacock softshell turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Notochelys platynota	Malaysian flat-shelled turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Ocadia sinensis	Chinese stripe-necked turtle	Southeast Asia
Geoemydidae	Orlitia borneensis	Malayan giant river turtle	Southeast Asia
Trionychidae	Palea steindachneri	Wattle-neckedshell turtle	Southeast Asia
Geomydidade	Pangshura lentoria	Indian tent turtle	Asia
Geomydidae	Pangshura smithii	Brown roofed turtle	India
Geomydidae	Pangshura sylhetensis	Assam roofed turlte	Asia
Geomydidae	Pangshura tecta	Indian roofed turtle	Asia
Trionychidae	Pelochelys bibroni	New Guinea giant softshell turtle	New Guinea
Trionychidae	Pelochelys cantorii	Asian giant softshell turte	India, Southeast Asia
Trionychidae	Pelochelys signifera	Webb’s giant softshell turtle	New Guinea
Trionychidae	Pelodiscus axenaria	Hunan softshell tutle	China
Trionychidae	Pelodiscus maackii	Amur softshell turtle	China
Trionychidae	Pelodiscus parviformis	Southern Chinese softshell turtle	China
Trionychidae	Pelodiscus sinensis	Chinese softshell turtle	China
Pelomedusidae	Pelomedusa subrufa	Common African helmeted turtle	Africa
Podocnemidae	Peltocephalus dumerilisnus	Dumeril’s big-headed river turtle	South America
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios adansonii	Adanson’s mud turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios bechuanicus	Okavango mud turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios broadleyu	Lake Turkana mud turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios carinatus	African keeled mud turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios castaneus	West African mud turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios castanoides	East African yellow-bellied mud turtle	Africa Seychelles, Madagascar
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios chapini	Chapin’s mud turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios cupulatta	Cupulatta’s mud turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios gabonensis	African forest turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios marani	Maran’s sideneck turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios nanus	African dwarf mud turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Prludiod niger	West African black turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios rhodesianus	Variable mud turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios sinuatus	East African serrated mud turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios subniger	East African black mud turtle	Africa
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios upembae	Upemba mud turtle	Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios williamsi	Wilililiam’s mud turtle	Africa
Chelidae	Phrynops geoffroanus	Geoffrony’s side-necked turtle	South America
Chelidae	Phrynops hilarii	Spot-bellied toad-headed turtle	South America
Chelidae	Phrynops tuberosus	Northern toad-headed turtle	South America
Chelidae	Phrynops williamisi	William’s toad-heade turtle	South America
Chelidae	Platemys platycephala	Twist-necked turtle	South America
Platysternidae	Platysternon megacephalum	Big-heade turtle	Southeast Asia
Podocnemidae	Podocnemis erythrocephala	Red-heade Amazon River turtle	South America
Podocnemidae	Podocnemis expansa	Arrau river turtle	South America
Podocnemidae	Podocnemis lewyana	Magdalena River turtle	South America
Podocnemidae	Podocnemis sextuberculata	Six-tubercled river turtle	South America
Podocnemidae	Podocnemis unifilis	Yellow-sotted river turtle	South America
Podocnemidae	Podocnemis vogli	Savanna side-necked turtle	South America
Testudinidae	Psammobates geometricus	Geometric tortoise	Africa
Testudinidae	Psammobates oculifer	Serrated tortoise	Africa
Testudinidae	Psammobates tentorius	South African tent tortoise	Africa
Chelidae	Pseudemydura umbrina	Western swamp turtle	Australia
Emydidae	Pseudemys alabamensis	Alabama red-bellied cooter	North America
Emydidae	Pseudemys concinna	River cooter	North America
Emydidae	Pseudemys floridana	Pond cooter	North America
Emydidae	Pseudemys gorzugi	Rio Grande cooter	North America, Mexico
Emydidae	Pseudemys nelsoni	Florida red-bellied cooter	North America
Emydidae	Pseudemys rubriventris	Northern red-bellied cooter	North America
Emydidae	Pseudemys texana	Texas cooter	North America
Geoemydidae	Pyxidea mouhotii	Keeled box turtle	Southeast Asia
Testudinidae	Pyxis arachnoides	Common spider tortoise	Madagascar
Testudinidae	Pyxis planicauda	Flat-shelled spider tortoise	Madagascar
Trionychidae	Rafetus euphraticus	Euphrates softshell turtle	Middle East
Trionychidae	Rafetus swinhoei	Yangtze softshell turtle	China
Chelidae	Ranacephala hogei	Hoge’s toad-headed turtle	South America
Chelidae	Rheodytes leukops	Fitzroy River turtle	Australia
Chelidae	Rheodytes rufapes	Red toad-headed turtle	South America
Geomydidae	Rhinoclemmys annulata	Brown wood turtle	Central and south America
Geomydidae	Rhinoclemmys areolata	Furrowed wood turtle	Mexico, Central America
Geomydidae	Rhinoclemmys diademata	Maracaibo wood turtle	South America
Geomydidae	Rhinoclemmys funerea	Black wood turtle	Central America
Geomydidae	Rhinoclemmys melanosterna	Colombian wood turtle	Central America South America
Geomydidae	Rhinoclemmys nasuta	Large-nose wood turtle	South America
Geomydidae	Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima	Painted wood turtle	Mexico, Central America
Geomydidae	Rhinoclemmys punctularia	Spot-legged wood turtle	South America
Geomydidae	Rhinoclemmys rubiada	Mexican spotted wood turtle	Mexico
Geomydidae	Sacalia bealei	Beale’s eyed-turtle	Southeast Asia
Geomydidae	Sacalia quadricellata	Four-eyed turtle	Southeast Asia
Geomydidae	Siebenrockiella craissicollis	Black marsh turtle	Southeast Asia
Geomydidae	Siebenrockiella leytensis	Philippine pond turtle	Philippines
Kinosternidae	Staurotypus salvinii	Pacific Coast giant musk turtle	Mexico, Central America
Kinosternidae	Staurotypus triporcatus	Mexican giant musk turtle	Mexico, Central America
Kinosternidae	Sternotherus carinatus	Raor-back musk turtle	North America
Kinosternidae	Sternotherus depressus	Flattend musk turtle	North America
Kinosternidae	Sternotherus minor	Loggerhead musk turtle	North America
Kinosternidae	Sternotherus odoratus	Common musk turtle	North America
Testunididae	Stigmochelys pardalis	Leopard tortoise	Africa
Emydidae	Terrapene carolina	Common box turtle	North America
Emydidae	Terrapene coahuila	Coahuila box turtle	Mexico
Emydidae	Terrapene nelsoni	Southern spotted box turtle	Mexico
Emydidae	Terrapene ornata	Ornate box turtle	North America
Testunididae	Testudo graeca	Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise	Africa, Europe
Testunididae	Testudo harmanni	Hermann’s tortoise	Europe
Testunididae	Testudo kazachstanica	Kazachstan steppe tortoise	Asia
Testunididae	Testudo kleinmanni	Klenmann’s tortoise	Africa
Testunididae	Testudo marginata	Marginaed tortoise	Europe
Testunididae	Testudo rustamovi	Turkmenian stepped tortoise	Asia
Emydidae	Trachemys adiutrix	Brazilian slider turtle	South American
Emydidae	Trachemys callirostris	Colombian slider turtle	South American
Emydidae	Trachemys decorata	Hispaniolan slider turtle	Caribbean
Emydidae	Trachemys decussata	Cuban slider turtle	Caribbean
Emydidae	Trachemys dorbigni	Orbigny’s slider turtle	South American
Emydidae	Trachemys emolli	Nicaraguan slider turtle	Central America
Emydidae	Trachemys gaigeae	Plateau slider turtle	North America, Mexico
Emydidae	Trachemys nebulosa	Northweast Mexican slider turtle	North America, Mexico
Emydidae	Trachemys ornata	Ornate slider turtle	Mexico, Central and South America
Emydidae	Trachemys scripta	Slider turtle	North America
Emydidae	Trachemys stejnegeri	Central Antillean slider Turtle	Caribbean
Emydidae	Trachemys taylori	Cuatro Cienegas slider turtle	Mexico
Emydidae	Trachemys terrapen	Jamaican slider turtle	Caribbean
Emydidae	Trachemys ventusa	Meso-american slider turtle	Mexico, Central America
Emydidae	Trachemys yaquia	Yaqui slider turtle	Mexico
Trinychidae	Trionyx triuguis	Nile softshell turtle	Africa, Middle East
Geomydidae	Vijayachelys silvatica	Cochin cane forest turtle	India

11 thoughts on “Complete List of All Turtle Species”

Jalie says:
January 17, 2022 at 6:47 pm
Can I email a picture to help find out what my turtle is ?
1. Turtle Owner Team says:
  March 12, 2022 at 9:30 am
  Sure
  1. Oskar says:
    October 5, 2022 at 3:11 pm
    Can I email a picture to help find out what my turtle is too?
    1. Turtle Owner Team says:
      October 17, 2023 at 9:18 am
      Yes.
Doug Trainor says:
September 15, 2022 at 2:26 am
Hello Victor,
Thanks for making the list available.
Good job!
Doug
Oskar says:
October 5, 2022 at 1:45 pm
Can I email a picture to help find out what my turtle is ?
1. Turtle Owner Team says:
  October 17, 2023 at 9:19 am
  Of course.
Suleimy says:
April 17, 2023 at 8:47 pm
Can I also send a picture?
1. Turtle Owner Team says:
  October 17, 2023 at 9:17 am
  Sure.
Turtle says:
June 23, 2023 at 1:17 pm
This was very useful
1. Turtle Owner Team says:
  October 17, 2023 at 9:17 am
  I’m glad to hear that you found the information useful! If you have any more questions or need further assistance, whether it’s about turtles or any other topic, please feel free to reach out. Your concern for the turtle’s well-being is greatly appreciated, and I’m here to help with any further inquiries you may have.

Complete List of All Turtle Species

Before You Leave

11 thoughts on “Complete List of All Turtle Species”

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Recent Posts