Conserving Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles
For all turtles, tortoises, and sea turtles as of the TTWG 2025 Checklist (see below)
As IUCN’s official Red List Authority for these species, TFTSG determines and continually updates global threat levels for every tortoise and freshwater turtle species.
Species Monographs Project
Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises (CBFTT)
Most Recent Species Accounts
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141. Published on 12 October 2026 Rhinoclemmys funerea Black Wood Turtle The Black Wood Turtle, Rhinoclemmys funerea (family Geoemydidae), is a medium to large-sized (maximum straight-line carapace length to 37.5 cm for males and 35.5 cm for females), mainly… Read More
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140. Published on 26 September 2026 Orlitia borneensis Malaysian Giant Turtle
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139. Published on 17 August 2026 Podocnemis lewyana Magdalena River Turtle The Magdalena River Turtle, Podocnemis lewyana (family Podocnemididae), is a medium- to large-sized, sexually dimorphic endemic species of Colombia found in the Sinú and Magdalena drainages (including the… Read More
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Most Recent Checklist
10th EditionTurtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status
This is our 10th edition of an annotated checklist and atlas of all recognized taxa of the world’s modern turtle and tortoise fauna, documenting recent changes and controversies through mid-2025, and including all primary synonyms, updated from nine previous checklists.…
Turtles in Trouble
Current Edition · July 2025
Turtles in Trouble spotlights the world’s most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles — a periodically updated assessment, compiled by the Turtle Conservation Coalition, of the species at greatest risk of extinction. Each edition draws on the expertise of specialists worldwide to focus conservation attention where it is most urgently needed.
Award Honorees – 2026
Behler Award
Sabine Schoppe
Dr. Sabine Schoppe is a German conservation biologist whose career spans more than three decades of wildlife research and conservation in the Philippines. After earning her Ph.D. in Biology from the Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany, she moved to the Philippines in 1995, where…
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