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REPTILES OF THE WORLD SPECIES LISTS A Selection of Vipers of the World ELAPIDS OF THE WORLD Crocodiles and Alligators of the World Amphibians of the World
AGAMAS (DRAGONS) OF THE WORLD SKINKS OF THE WORLD Sea Turtles of the World Freshwater Turtles of the world Tortoises of the would menu button REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA


A Selection of
FRESHWATER TURTLES OF THE WORLD

Pig-nosed Turtle Carettochelys insculpta

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

DISTRIBUTION

Pig Nosed or Pitted-Shelled Turtle

Carettochelys insculpta

Australia (NT), New Guinea

Siebenrock's Snake-Necked Turtle (status uncertain)

Chelodina rugosa siebenrocki

Papua New Guinea and the Torres Strait Islands Qld?, (Distribution uncertain)

Amboina Box Turtles

Cuora amboinensis

India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, West Malaysia , Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

North America - from southeastern Canada, southwest to the edge of the Rocky Mountains, as far east as Nova Scotia and Florida. 

Keeled Box Turtle

Couro mouhotii

China, India, Bhutan

Jardine River Turtle or Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle

Emydura subglobosa subglobosa

Qld, New Guinea

European Pond Turtle

Emys orbicularis

Central Europe, West Asia and North Africa
Comments:- Became extinct in the UK - but has been re-introduced

Mekong Snail-eating Turtle

Malayemys subtrijuga

South Vietnam (Mekong drainage), Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, introduced to Indonesia (Sumatra, Java)

Reeves Turtle

Mauremys reevesii

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China , East Timor

Balkan Terrapin

 

Mauremys rivulata

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Macedonia,
Montenegro, Serbia, Syria, Turkey
Greece:- Crete, Ionian Peninsula, Limnos, Lesbos, Paros, Syphnos, Corfu, Milos, Tinos, Kos

African Helmeted Turtle

Pelomedusa subrufa

Africa, Madagascar, Yemen

West African Mud Turtle

Pelusius castaneus

Guinea , Senegal, Mauritania ?, Nigeria, W Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Burkina Faso, Mali ?, Cameroon (?), Gabon , São Tomé , Central African Republic, Gambia, Benin, Angola

 

Pond Turtle (includes Red-Eared Slider)

Trachemys scripta

(From USA, introduced into many countries)




LINKS

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Australian Turtles
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Sea Turtles of the World Freshwater Turtles of the world Tortoises of the would menu button

TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

Sea Turtles
of The World

Freshwater
Turtles
of The World

Tortoises
of The World

Turtles
of
Australia

AUSTRALIAN TURTLE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Turtles of South Australia Turtles of NSW QUEENSLAND TURTLES Northern Territory TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines WESTERN AUSTRALIA TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines Tasmanian TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines VICTORIAN TURTLES Turtles of ACT

Turtles of
South
Australia

Turtles
of
NSW

Turtles
of
Qld

Turtles
of
NT

Turtles
of
WA

Turtles
of
Tasmania

Turtles of
Victoria

Turtles
of
ACT


AUSTRALIAN REPTILE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Reptiles of South Australia
REPTILES OF VICTORIA
 REPTILES OF NSW REPTILES OF QUEENSLAND REPTILES OF NORTHERN TERRITORY REPTILES OF Western Australia Reptiles of the ACT(Canberra)

Reptiles of South Australia

Reptiles
of
Victoria

Reptiles
of
NSW

Reptiles
of
Qld

Reptiles
of
NT

Reptiles
of
WA

Reptiles
of the
ACT

Reptiles of Tasmania

MORE REPTILE SPECIES LISTS

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Reptiles of Christmas Island

Reptiles
of Cocos Keeling Islands

Reptiles of Norfolk Island

Reptiles of Australia

Selection of Australian Frogs

Reptiles of the World

Amphibians of the World

Reptiles
of
Australia

Frogs
of
Australia

Reptiles
of
The World

Amphibians of the
World


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