Checklist of the Reptiles of the World:
Turtles (Testudines)
(current to February 13th, 2021 / IUCN Red List assessments current to December 31st, 2020)
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Family
Genus
Species
English common name
Carettochelyidae
Pig-nosed Turtle
Carettochelys
Pig-nosed Turtle
Carettochelys insculpta
Pig-nosed Turtle
Chelidae
Austro-American Side-necked Turtles
Acanthochelys
South American Side-necked Swamp Turtles
Acanthochelys macrocephala
Large-headed Pantanal Swamp Turtle
Acanthochelys pallidipectoris
Chaco Swamp Turtle
Acanthochelys radiolata
Brazilian Radiated Swamp Turtle
Acanthochelys spixii
Black Spiny-necked Swamp Turtle
Chelodina
Indo-Australian Snake-necked or Long-necked Turtles
Chelodina burrungandjii
Arnhem Land Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina canni
Malogie Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina expansa
Broad-shelled Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina gunaleni
Mimika Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina kuchlingi
Parry Creek Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina kurrichalpongo
Darwin Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina longicollis
Eastern Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina mccordi
Rote Island Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina novaeguineae
Papuan Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina oblonga
Southwestern Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina parkeri
Mawa Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina pritchardi
Kemp Welch River Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina reimanni
Merauke Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina rugosa
Northern Australian Snake-necked Turtle
Chelodina steindachneri
Plate-shelled Turtle
Chelodina walloyarrina
Kimberley Snake-necked Turtle
Chelus
Matamatas
Chelus fimbriata
Southern Matamata
Chelus orinocensis
Orinoco Matamata
Elseya
Papuan-Australian Snapping Turtles
Elseya albagula
White-throated Snapping Turtle
Elseya branderhorsti
White-bellied Snapping Turtle
Elseya caelatus
Salawati Snapping Turtle
Elseya dentata
Northern Australian Snapping Turtle
Elseya flaviventralis
Yellow-bellied Snapping Turtle
Elseya irwini
Yellow-headed Snapping Turtle
Elseya lavarackorum
Gulf Snapping Turtle
Elseya novaeguineae
Doberai Snapping Turtle
Elseya orestiad
Orestiad Snapping Turtle
Elseya rhodini
Southern Papuan Snapping Turtle
Elseya schultzei
Northern Papuan Snapping Turtle
Elusor
Mary River Turtle
Elusor macrurus
Mary River Turtle
Emydura
Australian Short-necked Turtles
Emydura macquarii
Eastern Short-necked Turtle
Emydura subglobosa
Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle
Emydura tanybaraga
Northern Yellow-faced Turtle
Emydura victoriae
Northern Red-faced Turtle
Hydromedusa
South American Snake-necked Turtles
Hydromedusa maximiliani
Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle
Hydromedusa tectifera
Uruguayan Snake-necked Turtle
Mesoclemmys
Hump-backed Toad-headed Turtles
Mesoclemmys dahli
Colombian Toad-headed Turtle
Mesoclemmys gibba
Gibba Toad-headed Turtle
Mesoclemmys heliostemma
Western Amazon Toad-headed Turtle
Mesoclemmys hogei
Rio Pequena Side-necked Turtle
Mesoclemmys nasuta
Guianan Toad-headed Turtle
Mesoclemmys perplexa
Piaui Toad-headed Turtle
Mesoclemmys raniceps
Black-lined Toad-headed Turtle
Mesoclemmys tuberculata
Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle
Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei
Tobati Toad-headed Turtle
Mesoclemmys zuliae
Zulia Toad-headed Turtle
Myuchelys
Sawshelled Turtles
Myuchelys bellii
Western Sawshelled Turtle
Myuchelys georgesi
Bellinger River Sawshelled Turtle
Myuchelys latisternum
Common Sawshelled Turtle
Myuchelys purvisi
Manning River Sawshelled Turtle
Phrynops
Lesser Toad-headed Turtles
Phrynops geoffroanus
Brazilian Toad-headed Turtle
Phrynops hilarii
Spotted-bellied Toad-headed Turtle
Phrynops tuberosus
Spotted Toad-headed Turtle
Phrynops williamsi
Rio Cadea Toad-headed Turtle
Platemys
Twist-necked Turtle
Platemys platycephala
Twist-necked Turtle
Pseudemydura
Western Swamp Turtle
Pseudemydura umbrina
Western Swamp Turtle
Rheodytes
Fitzroy River Turtle
Rheodytes leukops
Fitzroy River Turtle
Rhinemys
Red Amazon Side-necked Turtle
Rhinemys rufipes
Red Amazon Side-necked Turtle
Cheloniidae
Hard-shelled Sea Turtles
Caretta
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Chelonia
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Green Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys
Ridley Sea Turtles
Lepidochelys kempii
Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Natator
Flatback Sea Turtle
Natator depressus
Flatback Sea Turtle
Chelydridae
American Snapping Turtles
Chelydra
American Snapping Turtles
Chelydra acutirostris
South American Snapping Turtle
Chelydra rossignonii
Central American Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
North American Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys
Alligator Snapping Turtles
Macrochelys suwanniensis
Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Western Alligator Snapping Turtle
Dermatemydidae
Central American River Turtle
Dermatemys
Central American River Turtle
Dermatemys mawii
Central American River Turtle
Dermochelyidae
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Emydidae
Western Pond Turtles
Actinemys
Pacific Pond Turtles
Actinemys marmorata
Northern Pacific Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallida
Southern Pacific Pond Turtle
Chrysemys
American Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
American Painted Turtle
Clemmys
American Spotted Turtle
Clemmys guttata
American Spotted Turtle
Deirochelys
Chicken Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia
Chicken Turtle
Emydoidea
Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Blanding's Turtle
Emys
European Pond Turtles
Emys orbicularis
Common European Pond Turtle
Emys trinacris
Sicilian Pond Turtle
Glyptemys
North American Wood Turtle and Bog Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta
North American Wood Turtle
Glyptemys muhlenbergii
Bog Turtle
Graptemys
Map Turtles
Graptemys barbouri
Southeastern Map Turtle
Graptemys caglei
Guadalupe River Map Turtle
Graptemys ernsti
Escambia Map Turtle
Graptemys flavimaculata
Yellow-blotched Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys gibbonsi
Pascagoula Map Turtle
Graptemys nigrinoda
Black-knobbed Map Turtle
Graptemys oculifera
Ringed Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys pearlensis
Pearl River Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pulchra
Alabama Map Turtle
Graptemys versa
Texas Map Turtle
Malaclemys
Diamondback Terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin
Diamondback Terrapin
Pseudemys
Cooter Turtles
Pseudemys alabamensis
Alabama Red-bellied Turtle
Pseudemys concinna
River Cooter
Pseudemys gorzugi
Rio Grande Cooter
Pseudemys nelsoni
Florida Red-bellied Turtle
Pseudemys peninsularis
Peninsula Cooter
Pseudemys rubriventris
Northern Red-bellied Cooter
Pseudemys texana
Texas Cooter
Terrapene
American Box Turtles
Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene coahuila
Coahuilan Box Turtle
Terrapene mexicana
Tamaulipan Box Turtle
Terrapene nelsoni
Spotted Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene yucatana
Yucatan Box Turtle
Trachemys
Slider Turtles
Trachemys adiutrix
Maranhao Slider
Trachemys callirostris
South American Slider
Trachemys decorata
Hispaniolan Slider
Trachemys decussata
North Antillean Slider
Trachemys dorbigni
South Brazilian Slider
Trachemys gaigeae
Big Bend Slider
Trachemys grayi
Western Central American Slider
Trachemys medemi
Atrato Slider
Trachemys nebulosa
Northwest Mexican Slider
Trachemys ornata
Ornate Slider
Trachemys scripta
Common Slider
Trachemys stejnegeri
Central Antillean Slider
Trachemys taylori
Cuatro Cienagas Slider
Trachemys terrapen
Jamaican Slider
Trachemys venusta
Eastern Central American Slider
Trachemys yaquia
Yaqui Slider
Geoemydidae
Eastern Pond Turtles
Batagur
River Terrapins
Batagur affinis
Southern River Terrapin
Batagur baska
Northern River Terrapin
Batagur borneoensis
Red-crowned Terrapin
Batagur dhongoka
Three-striped Roofed Turtle
Batagur kachuga
Red-crowned Roofed Turtle
Batagur trivittata
Burmese Roofed Turtle
Cuora
Asian Box Turtles
Cuora amboinensis
Southeast Asian Box Turtle
Cuora aurocapitata
Yellow-headed Box Turtle
Cuora bourreti
Central Indochinese Box Turtle
Cuora cyclornata
Vietnamese Three-striped Box Turtle
Cuora evelynae
Riu Kiu Yellow-margined Box Turtle
Cuora flavomarginata
Chinese Yellow-margined Box Turtle
Cuora galbinifrons
Northern Indochinese Box Turtle
Cuora mccordi
Guangxi Box Turtle
Cuora mouhotii
Keeled Box Turtle
Cuora pani
Shaanxi Box Turtle
Cuora picturata
Southern Indochinese Box Turtle
Cuora trifasciata
Northern Three-striped Box Turtle
Cuora yunnanensis
Yunnan Box Turtle
Cuora zhoui
Southern Chinese Box Turtle
Cyclemys
Asian Leaf Turtles
Cyclemys atripons
Southeastern Leaf Turtle
Cyclemys dentata
Common Leaf Turtle
Cyclemys enigmatica
Sunda Leaf Turtle
Cyclemys fusca
Burmese Brown Leaf Turtle
Cyclemys gemeli
Assam Leaf Turtle
Cyclemys oldhamii
Dark-throated Leaf Turtle
Cyclemys pulchristriata
Striped Leaf Turtle
Geoclemys
South Asian Spotted Pond Turtle
Geoclemys hamiltonii
South Asian Spotted Pond Turtle
Geoemyda
Black-breasted Leaf Turtles
Geoemyda japonica
Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle
Geoemyda spengleri
Common Black-breasted Leaf Turtle
Hardella
Crowned River Turtle
Hardella thurjii
Crowned River Turtle
Heosemys
Forest Turtles
Heosemys annandalii
Yellow-headed Temple Turtle
Heosemys depressa
Arakan Forest Turtle
Heosemys grandis
Giant Asian Pond Turtle
Heosemys spinosa
Spiny Turtle
Leucocephalon
Sulawesi Forest Turtle
Leucocephalon yuwonoi
Sulawesi Forest Turtle
Malayemys
Southeast Asian Snail-eating Turtles
Malayemys khoratensis
Khorat Snail-eating Turtle
Malayemys macrocephala
Malayan Snail-eating Turtle
Malayemys subtrijuga
Mekong Snail-eating Turtle
Mauremys
Stripe-necked Turtles
Mauremys annamensis
Annam Leaf Turtle
Mauremys caspica
Caspian Turtle
Mauremys japonica
Japanese Pond Turtle
Mauremys leprosa
Western Mediterranean Pond Turtle
Mauremys mutica
Yellow Pond Turtle
Mauremys nigricans
Guangdong River Turtle
Mauremys reevesii
Chinese Three-keeled Pond Turtle
Mauremys rivulata
Balkan Pond Turtle
Mauremys sinensis
Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle
Melanochelys
Indian Black Turtles
Melanochelys tricarinata
Tricarinate Hill Turtle
Melanochelys trijuga
Indian Black Turtle
Morenia
Western Eyed Turtles
Morenia ocellata
Burmese Eyed Turtle
Morenia petersi
Indian Eyed Turtle
Notochelys
Malayan Flat-shelled Turtle
Notochelys platynota
Malayan Flat-shelled Turtle
Orlitia
Malaysian Giant Turtle
Orlitia borneensis
Malaysian Giant Turtle
Pangshura
Roofed Turtles
Pangshura smithii
Brown Roofed Turtle
Pangshura sylhetensis
Assam Roofed Turtle
Pangshura tecta
Indian Roofed Turtle
Pangshura tentoria
Indian Tent Turtle
Rhinoclemmys
Neotropical Wood Turtles
Rhinoclemmys annulata
Brown Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys areolata
Furrowed Wood Turtle