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Category: Reptiles
Vanderhaege's Toad-headed Turtle
A medium-sized side-necked turtle with a dark, flattened shell and a broad head marked with light stripes.
Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle
A small-to-medium side-necked turtle of northeastern Brazil, with a flattened shell and a head bearing small t…
Dahl's Toad-headed Turtle
A medium-sized side-necked turtle of the Caribbean lowlands of Colombia, with a flattened, dark shell and a br…
Branderhorst's Snapping Turtle
A large snapping turtle of New Guinea with a broad, heavy shell and a strong jaw.
Manning River Turtle
A small Australian turtle endemic to the Manning River system, with a flattened shell and a broad head.
Bell's Turtle
A small Australian turtle of fast-flowing, rocky streams in the Namoi and Gwydir river systems, with a flatten…
Sandstone Snake-necked Turtle
A long-necked side-necked turtle endemic to the sandstone escarpments of Arnhem Land in northern Australia, wi…
New Guinea Snake-necked Turtle
A long-necked side-necked turtle widespread across New Guinea, with a dark, flattened shell and a very long ne…
Steindachner's Snake-necked Turtle
A snake-necked turtle of the arid rivers and waterholes of western Australia, with a flattened shell and a lon…
Northern Red-bellied Turtle (Emydura subglobosa (variety))
A colour variant of the red-bellied short-necked turtle found across New Guinea, distinguished by variable red…
Gulf Snapping Turtle
A large snapping turtle of the rivers of the Gulf of Carpentaria, with a broad, heavy, dark shell and a strong…
African Helmeted Turtle (Marsh Terrapin)
A widespread African side-necked turtle with a flattened, oval, olive-to-brown shell and a dark head with a pa…
West African Mud Turtle
A medium-sized side-necked turtle with a dark, domed shell and a hinged plastron.
West African Black Forest Turtle
A medium-to-large African mud turtle with a dark, flattened shell and a hinged plastron, inhabiting forest swa…
African Black Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle with a dark, domed shell and a hinged plastron that can close tightly.
Serrated Hinged Terrapin
The largest African mud turtle, named for the serrated rear margin of its flattened shell, and with a strongly…
African Forest Turtle
A medium-to-large African mud turtle of forested regions, with a dark, flattened shell and a hinged plastron.
African Dwarf Mud Turtle
One of the smallest African mud turtles, with a dark, domed shell and a hinged plastron.
Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle with a dark shell and a yellow or pale plastron and chin.
African Keeled Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle with a distinct keel along the midline of its dark shell and a hinged plastr…
Okavango Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle of the Okavango and Zambezi floodplains, with a dark, flattened shell and a …
Zimbabwe Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle with a dark, domed shell and a hinged plastron.
Adanson's Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle with a dark, flattened shell and a hinged plastron, inhabiting the rivers an…
William's Mud Turtle
A medium-sized African mud turtle of the Lake Victoria basin, with a dark, domed shell and a hinged plastron.
