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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: 14th April, 2023).

Checklist General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial. Note: Your comments to the checklist (omissions, errors, etc.) are welcomed, preferably if they are provided with reliable references. If possible, please attach a pdf file of the relevant reference to an email addressed to:

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles) Genus Chelus (Matamatas)   Chelus fimbriata Southern Matamata Vargas-Ramirez, Caballero, Morales-Betancourt, Lasso, Amaya, Martinez, Silva Viana, Vogt, Pires Farias, Hrbek, Campbell & Fritz 2020   Chelus orinocensis Orinoco Matamata Medina-Rangel, Mendes-Galeno & Calderon-Espinosa 2019 [as C. fimbriata] Vargas-Ramirez, Caballero, Morales-Betancourt, Lasso, Amaya, Martinez, Silva Viana, Vogt, Pires Farias, Hrbek, Campbell & Fritz 2020 Genus Mesoclemmys (Hump-backed Toad-headed Turtles)   * Mesoclemmys dahli Colombian Toad-headed Turtle Forero-Medina, Castano-Mora, Cardenas-Arevalo & Medina-Rangel 2013 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wermuth & Mertens 1977   Mesoclemmys gibba Gibba Toad-headed Turtle Avila-Pires 2005 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Lima Silveira 2011 Medina-Rangel, Mendes-Galeno & Calderon-Espinosa 2019 Mittermeier, Rhodin, Medem, Soini, Hoogmoed & Espinoza 1978 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Mesoclemmys raniceps Amazon Toad-headed Turtle Balensiefer & Vogt 2012 Iverson 1992 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2002 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Mesoclemmys wermuthi Black-striped Toad-headed Turtle Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Phrynops (Lesser Toad-headed Turtles)   Phrynops geoffroanus Brazilian Toad-headed Turtle Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Platemys (Twist-necked Turtle)   Platemys platycephala Twist-necked Turtle Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Rhinemys (Red Amazon Side-necked Turtle)   Rhinemys rufipes Red Amazon Side-necked Turtle Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Magnusson & Vogt 2014 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles) Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)   Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea Turtle Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Amorocho & Reina 2007 Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)   Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Rivera-Robles & Adames-Jimenez 2021  Family Chelydridae (American Snapping Turtles) Genus Chelydra (American Snapping Turtles)   Chelydra acutirostris South American Snapping Turtle Castro-Herrera & Vargas-Salinas 2008 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 [as serpentina] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Young-Valencia, Ortega-Guio, Carr, Giraldo & Botero-Botero 2021  Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles) Genus Trachemys (Slider Turtles)   Trachemys callirostris South American Slider Bock, Paez & Daza 2010 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Restrepo, Paez, Bock, Daza & Diazgranados 2014 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wermuth & Mertens 1977   * Trachemys medemi Atrato Slider Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Vargas-Ramirez, Valle, Ceballos & Fritz 2017  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Rhinoclemmys (Neotropical Wood Turtles)   Rhinoclemmys annulata Brown Wood Turtle Castro-Herrera & Vargas-Salinas 2008 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wermuth & Mertens 1977   Rhinoclemmys diademata Maracaibo Wood Turtle Armesto, Acevedo, Gallardo & Franco 2014 Fritz & Havas 2006 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Rhinoclemmys melanosterna Colombian Wood Turtle Castro-Herrera & Vargas-Salinas 2008 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wermuth & Mertens 1977   Rhinoclemmys nasuta Large-nosed Wood Turtle Carr & Giraldo 2009 Carr, Giraldo, Garces-Restrepo 2017 Castro-Herrera & Vargas-Salinas 2008 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles) Genus Kinosternon (American Mud Turtles)   Kinosternon albogulare White-throated Mud Turtle Forero-Medina & Castano-Mora 2011   * Kinosternon dunni Colombian Mud Turtle Castro-Herrera & Vargas-Salinas 2008 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Iverson, Carr, Castano-Mora, Galvis-Rizo, Renteria-Moreno & Forero-Medina 2012 King & Burke 1989 Renteria-Moreno, Forero-Medina, Garces-Restrepo, Carr & Rueda-Almonacid 2012 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wermuth & Mertens 1977   Kinosternon leucostomum White-lipped Mud Turtle Castro-Herrera & Vargas-Salinas 2008 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wermuth & Mertens 1977   Kinosternon scorpioides Scorpion Mud Turtle Berry & Iverson 2011 Montes-Correa, Saboya-Acosta, Paez & Renjifo 2017 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wermuth & Mertens 1977  Family Podocnemididae (Giant Side-necked Turtles) Genus Peltocephalus (Big-headed Amazon River Turtle)   Peltocephalus dumerilianus Big-headed Amazon River Turtle Avila-Pires 2005 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Podocnemis (South American Side-necked River Turtles)   Podocnemis erythrocephala Red-headed Amazon River Turtle Avila-Pires 2005 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Mittermeier, Vogt, Bernhard & Ferrara 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Podocnemis expansa Giant South American River Turtle Avila-Pires 2005 Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Iverson 1992 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2002 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   * Podocnemis lewyana Magdalena River Turtle Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Paez, Restrepo, Vargas-Ramirez & Bock 2009 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wermuth & Mertens 1977   Podocnemis sextuberculata Six-tubercled Amazon River Turtle Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Podocnemis unifilis Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle Avila-Pires 2005 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Medina-Rangel, Mendes-Galeno & Calderon-Espinosa 2019 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Podocnemis vogli Orinoco River Turtle Avila-Pires 2005 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Medina-Rangel, Mendes-Galeno & Calderon-Espinosa 2019 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sepulveda Seguro 2018  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Chelonoidis (South American Tortoises)   Chelonoidis carbonarius South American Red-footed Tortoise Avila-Pires 2005 Echeverry-Alcendra 2019 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wermuth & Mertens 1977   Chelonoidis denticulatus South American Yellow-footed Tortoise Avila-Pires 2005 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Medina-Rangel, Mendes-Galeno & Calderon-Espinosa 2019 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wermuth & Mertens 1977