Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Current Editors
- Anders G.J. Rhodin
- John B. Iverson
- Peter Paul van Dijk
- Craig B. Stanford
- Eric V. Goode
- Kurt A. Buhlmann
- Russell A. Mittermeier
- 146 Accounts Published
- 188 Taxa Covered
- 132 Countries
- 3565 Project Pages
- 321 Contributing Authors
- 363 Photographers
Most Recent Account: November 10, 2026
- Actinemys marmorata Western Pond Turtle
- Geoemyda japonica Ryukyu Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle
- Mauremys japonica Japanese Pond Turtle
- Pelusios rhodesianus Variable Mud Turtle
- Graptemys nigrinoda Black-Knobbed Map Turtle
- Pseudemys concinna River Cooter
- Pelomedusa subrufa Helmeted Turtle
- Chelodina mccordi Roti Island Snake-Necked Turtle
- Carettochelys insculpta Pig-Nosed Turtle
- Pelusios castanoides intergularis Seychelles Yellow-Bellied Mud Turtle
- Pelochelys cantorii Asian Giant Softshell Turtle
- Sternotherus carinatus Razorback Musk Turtle
- Sternotherus depressus Flattened Musk Turtle
- Deirochelys reticularia Chicken Turtle
- Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
- Pelusios subniger parietalis Seychelles Black Mud Turtle
- Pelusios adansonii Adanson's Mud Turtle
- Pelusios seychellensis Seychelles Mud Turtle
- Pseudemys alabamensis Alabama Red-Bellied Cooter
- Chelus fimbriata Matamata Turtle
- Apalone spinifera atra Black Spiny Softshell Turtle
- Rhinoclemmys areolata Furrowed Wood Turtle
- Hardella thurjii Crowned River Turtle
- Podocnemis lewyana Magdalena River Turtle
- Melanochelys tricarinata Tricarinate Hill Turtle
- Hydromedusa maximiliani Maximilian's Snake-Necked Turtle
- Chitra indica Narrow-Headed Softshell Turtle
- Aldabrachelys arnoldi Arnold's Giant Tortoise
- Graptemys gibbonsi Pascagoula Map Turtle
- Chersina angulata Angulate Tortoise
- Chelodina longicollis Eastern Long-Necked Turtle
- Trachemys gaigeae Big Bend Slider
- Graptemys oculifera Ringed Map Turtle
- Rhinoclemmys nasuta Large-Nosed Wood Turtle
- Cuora flavomarginata Yellow-Margined Box Turtle
- Pelusios sinuatus Serrated Hinged Terrapin
- Batagur baska Northern River Terrapin
- Melanochelys trijuga Indian Black Turtle
- Leucocephalon yuwonoi Sulawesi Forest Turtle
- Acanthochelys macrocephala Big-Headed Pantanal Swamp Turtle
- Pseudemys nelsoni Florida Red-Bellied Turtle
- Trachemys callirostris Colombian Slider
- Geoclemys hamiltonii Spotted Pond Turtle
- Morenia ocellata Burmese Eyed Turtle
- Morenia petersi Indian Eyed Turtle
- Pangshura sylhetensis Assam Roofed Turtle
- Geoemyda spengleri Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle
- Nilssonia hurum Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle
- Terrapene coahuila Coahuilan Box Turtle
- Mauremys reevesii Reeves' Turtle
- Graptemys ernsti Escambia Map Turtle
- Graptemys flavimaculata Yellow-Blotched Sawback
- Cuora amboinensis Southeast Asian Box Turtle
- Indotestudo travancorica Travancore Tortoise
- Cycloderma frenatum Zambezi Flapshell Turtle
- Chelodina burrungandjii Sandstone Snake-Necked Turtle
- Geochelone platynota Burmese Star Tortoise
- Dermatemys mawii Central American River Turtle
- Testudo hermanni Hermann's Tortoise
- Terrapene nelsoni Spotted Box Turtle
- Aldabrachelys hololissa Seychelles Giant Tortoise
- Kinosternon acutum Tabasco Mud Turtle
- Kinosternon scorpioides Scorpion Mud Turtle
- Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare White-Throated Mud Turtle
- Acanthochelys pallidipectoris Chaco Side-Necked Turtle
- Siebenrockiella leytensis Palawan Forest Turtle
- Kinosternon dunni Dunn's Mud Turtle
- Mauremys nigricans Red-Necked Pond Turtle
- Mesoclemmys dahli Dahl's Toad-Headed Turtle
- Kinixys homeana Home's Hinge-Back Tortoise
- Chelodina expansa Broad-Shelled Turtle
- Graptemys pulchra Alabama Map Turtle
- Myuchelys latisternum Sawshelled Turtle
- Chitra vandijki Burmese Narrow-Headed Softshell Turtle
- Nilssonia leithii Leith's Softshell Turtle
- Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle
- Chelodina oblonga Northern Snake-Necked Turtle*
- Vijayachelys silvatica Cochin Forest Cane Turtle
- Rhinemys rufipes Red Side-necked Turtle
- Mauremys rivulata Western Caspian Turtle
- Mauremys annamensis Vietnamese Pond Turtle
- Elseya lavarackorum Gulf Snapping Turtle
- Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei Vanderhaege's Toad-headed Turtle
- Kinixys erosa Forest Hinge-back Tortoise
- Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
- Manouria emys Asian Giant Tortoise
- Podocnemis erythrocephala Red-headed Amazon River Turtle
- Myuchelys bellii Western Saw-shelled Turtle
- Cyclanorbis elegans Nubian Flapshell Turtle
- Batagur affinis Southern River Terrapin
- Myuchelys georgesi Bellinger River Turtle
- Amyda cartilaginea Asiatic Softshell Turtle
- Graptemys versa Texas Map Turtle
- Graptemys pearlensis Pearl River Map Turtle
- Pelusios castaneus West African Mud Turtle
- Indotestudo elongata Elongated Tortoise
- Mesoclemmys tuberculata Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle
- Rafetus euphraticus Euphrates Softshell Turtle
- Cuora mouhotii Keeled Box Turtle
- Pseudemys gorzugi Rio Grande Cooter
- Kinosternon subrubrum Eastern Mud Turtle
- Mauremys leprosa Mediterranean Pond Turtle
- Graptemys ouachitensis Ouachita Map Turtle
- Graptemys geographica Northern Map Turtle
- Pelusios niger West African Black Mud Turtle
- Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise
- Malacochersus tornieri Pancake Tortoise
- Malayemys macrocephala Malayan Snail-Eating Turtle
- Gopherus agassizii Mojave Desert Tortoise
- Centrochelys sulcata African Spurred Tortoise
- Malayemys subtrijuga Mekong Snail-Eating Turtle
- Emys trinacris Sicilian Pond Turtle
- Hydromedusa tectifera South American Snake-necked Turtle
- Cyclanorbis senegalensis Sahelian Flapshell Turtle
- Kinixys spekii Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise
- Kinosternon baurii Striped Mud Turtle
- Testudo graeca Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise
- Pelomedusa barbata Arabian Helmeted Turtle
- Kinosternon sonoriense Sonora Mud Turtle
- Testudo graeca Armenian Tortoise
- Kinosternon flavescens Yellow Mud Turtle
- Testudo marginata Marginated Tortoise
- Rhinoclemmys annulata Brown Wood Turtle
- Graptemys pseudogeographica False Map Turtle
- Mauremys caspica Caspian Turtle
- Terrapene ornata Ornate Box Turtle
- Cuora zhoui Zhou's Box Turtle
- Kinosternon abaxillare Central Chiapas Mud Turtle
- Trionyx triunguis African Softshell Turtle
- Cuora yunnanensis Yunnan Box Turtle
- Acanthochelys spixii Black Spiny-necked Turtle
- Kinosternon vogti Vallarta Mud Turtle
- Macrochelys suwanniensis Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle
- Actinemys pallida Southwestern Pond Turtle
- Actinemys marmorata Northwestern Pond Turtle
- Hydromedusa maximiliani Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle
- Kinosternon angustipons Narrow-Bridged Mud Turtle
- Nilssonia gangetica Indian Softshell Turtle
- Podocnemis lewyana Magdalena River Turtle
- Orlitia borneensis Malaysian Giant Turtle
- Rhinoclemmys funerea Black Wood Turtle
- Gopherus berlandieri Texas Tortoise
- Kinosternon integrum Mexican Mud Turtle
- Pseudemys texana Texas Cooter
- Psammobates geometricus Geometric Tortoise
- Sacalia bealei Beale’s Eyed Turtle
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