REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF THE WORLD

A Selection of
FRESHWATER TURTLES OF THE WORLD

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)
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.
Amboina Box Turtles	Cuora amboinensis	India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, West Malaysia , Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia
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
Mediterranean Pond Turtle	Mauremys leprosa	Spain (introduced to Mallorca) Portugal, France, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Senegal ?, Benin, Niger, Mauritania, Gambia
Reeves Turtle	Mauremys reevesii	Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China , East Timor
African Helmeted Turtle	Pelomedusa subrufa	Africa, Madagascar, Yemen
Red-eared Slider	Trachemys scripta elegans	(From USA, introduced into many countries)


Sea Turtles of The World	Turtles of Australia	Turtles of South Australia	Turtles of Victoria	Turtles of ACT	Freshwater Turtles of The World	Tortoises of The World	Reptiles of Australia