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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 Almendariz 1992 Cisneros-Heredia 2006 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Lima Silveira 2011 Miyata 1982 Pritchard 2008 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 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 gibba Gibba Toad-headed Turtle Almendariz 1992 Brito, Fagundes, Strussmann, Pignati & Vogt 2012 Cisneros-Heredia 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Lima Silveira 2011 Mittermeier, Rhodin, Medem, Soini, Hoogmoed & Espinoza 1978 Miyata 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019   Mesoclemmys raniceps Amazon Toad-headed Turtle Balensiefer & Vogt 2012 Cisneros-Heredia 2006 [as heliostemma] Fritz & Havas 2006 [as heliostemma] McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2002 [as heliostemma] Molina, Machado & Zaher 2012 [as heliostemma] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 [as heliostemma] Genus Phrynops (Lesser Toad-headed Turtles)   Phrynops geoffroanus Brazilian Toad-headed Turtle Cisneros-Heredia 2006 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Genus Platemys (Twist-necked Turtle)   Platemys platycephala Twist-necked Turtle Almendariz 1992 Cisneros-Heredia 2006 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Miyata 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019  Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles) Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)   Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea Turtle Alava 2008 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Almendariz 1992 Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard 1971 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Almendariz 1992 Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard 1971 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013 Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)   Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Alava, Pritchard, Wyneken & Valverde 2007 Almendariz 1992 Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013  Family Chelydridae (American Snapping Turtles) Genus Chelydra (American Snapping Turtles)   Chelydra acutirostris South American Snapping Turtle Almendariz 1992 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Miyata 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977  Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Almendariz 1992 Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Rhinoclemmys (Neotropical Wood Turtles)   Rhinoclemmys annulata Brown Wood Turtle Almendariz 1992 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Miyata 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977   Rhinoclemmys melanosterna Colombian Wood Turtle Almendariz 1992 Iverson 1992 Miyata 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977   Rhinoclemmys nasuta Large-nosed Wood Turtle Almendariz 1992 Carr & Giraldo 2009 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Miyata 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977  Family Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles) Genus Kinosternon (American Mud Turtles)   Kinosternon leucostomum White-lipped Mud Turtle Almendariz 1992 Cogalniceanu, Torres-Porras, Seoane & Lascano 2015 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Miyata 1982 [as spurrelli] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019   Kinosternon scorpioides Scorpion Mud Turtle Almendariz 1992 Berry & Iverson 2011 Cisneros-Heredia 2006 King & Burke 1989 Miyata 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019  Family Podocnemididae (Giant Side-necked Turtles) Genus Peltocephalus (Big-headed Amazon River Turtle)   Peltocephalus dumerilianus Big-headed Amazon River Turtle Cisneros-Heredia 2006 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Genus Podocnemis (South American Side-necked River Turtles)   Podocnemis expansa Giant South American River Turtle Almendariz 1992 Cisneros-Heredia 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Miyata 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019   Podocnemis unifilis Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle Almendariz 1992 Cisneros-Heredia 2006 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Miyata 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Chelonoidis (South American Tortoises)   EX Chelonoidis abingdonii Pinta Giant Tortoise Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 Zug 2013   * Chelonoidis becki Northern Isabela Giant Tortoise Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 [as elephantopus (part)] Zug 2013   * Chelonoidis chathamensis San Cristobal Giant Tortoise Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 Zug 2013   * Chelonoidis darwini Santiago Giant Tortoise Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 Zug 2013   Chelonoidis denticulatus South American Yellow-footed Tortoise Almendariz 1992 Cisneros-Heredia 2006 King & Burke 1989 Miyata 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019   * Chelonoidis donfaustoi Eastern Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise Poulakakis, Edwards, Chiari, Garrick, Russello, Benavides, Watkins-Colwell, Glaberman, Tapia, Gibbs, Cayot & Caccone 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019   * Chelonoidis duncanensis Pinzon Giant Tortoise Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 [as ephippium] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 [as ephippium] Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 [as ephippium] Zug 2013 [as ephippium]   * Chelonoidis guntheri Sierra Negra Giant Tortoise Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013   * Chelonoidis hoodensis Espanola Giant Tortoise Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 Zug 2013   * Chelonoidis microphyes Volcan Darwin Giant Tortoise Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013   EX Chelonoidis niger Black Giant Tortoise Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019   * Chelonoidis phantasticus Fernandina Giant Tortoise Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977   * Chelonoidis porteri Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 [as nigrita] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 [as nigrita] Zug 2013   * Chelonoidis vandenburghi Volcan Alcedo Giant Tortoise Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013   * Chelonoidis vicina Southern Isabela Giant Tortoise Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Torres-Carvajal, Pazmino-Otamendi & Salazar-Valenzuela 2019 Zug 2013