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Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises:
A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Currently Edited by:
Anders G.J. Rhodin, John B. Iverson, Peter Paul van Dijk,
Craig B. Stanford, Eric V. Goode, Kurt A. Buhlmann, and Russell A. Mittermeier
Chelonian Research Monographs – Number 5 (Installments 1–9)
Published by Chelonian Research Foundation 2008–2016
Chelonian Research Monographs – Number 5 (Installments 10– ) and Numbers 7, 8, and 10
Published by Chelonian Research Foundation and Turtle Conservancy 2017–
Total Published to Date (2008–2025):
132 accounts covering 177 turtle and tortoise taxa from 131 nations,
plus 10 updated annotated checklists of all Turtles of the World
(9 for modern taxa, 1 for recently extinct taxa),
3,327 total pages, 286 total contributing authors, 308 account photographers
Most recent accounts and checklist published on: 27 October 2025
All accounts already Published or In prep.
or with Authors needed are listed here.
All species labeled Authors needed, or not listed at all,
are available for contributors to be considered for authorship or co-authorship on the account.
For species labeled In prep., we also welcome additional potential co-authors to volunteer
to help with ongoing work if they feel they have expertise to contribute.
Since many published accounts are now ≥10 yrs old,
we encourage new authors to volunteer to update these older accounts
with new information and to publish updated (Version 2) accounts
(with the consideration of also including the original authors as co-authors)
Please contact Anders Rhodin ([email protected])
if you would like to be considered for an authorship role.
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Checklists of Turtles of the World
Modern Taxa
Current Version (CRM Number 10):
Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (10th Ed.). 000.v10
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group.
[Anders G.J. Rhodin, John B. Iverson, Uwe Fritz, Natalia Gallego-García, Arthur Georges, H. Bradley Shaffer, and Peter Paul van Dijk].
28 Jul 2025. 591 pp. (xvi+575 pp.) doi:10.3854/crm.10.checklist.atlas.v10.2025 (Download pdf)
Previous Versions
(CRM Number 8):
Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). 000.v9
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group.
[Anders G.J. Rhodin, John B. Iverson, Roger Bour, Uwe Fritz, Arthur Georges, H. Bradley Shaffer, and Peter Paul van Dijk].
15 Nov 2021. 482 pp. (x+472 pp.) doi:10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021 (Download pdf)
(CRM Number 7):
Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (8th Ed.). 000.v8
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group.
[Anders G.J. Rhodin, John B. Iverson, Roger Bour, Uwe Fritz, Arthur Georges, H. Bradley Shaffer, and Peter Paul van Dijk].
3 Aug 2017. 292 pp. doi:10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017 (Download pdf)
(CRM Number 5, Installments 1–7):
Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with Maps, and Conservation Status. 000.v7
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group.
[Peter Paul van Dijk, John B. Iverson, Anders G.J. Rhodin, H. Bradley Shaffer, and Roger Bour]. 16 June 2014. 151 pp. (Download pdf)
Turtles of the World, 2012 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. 000.v5
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group.
[Peter Paul van Dijk, John B. Iverson, H. Bradley Shaffer, Roger Bour, and Anders G.J. Rhodin]. 31 Dec 2012. 86 pp. (Download pdf)
Turtles of the World, 2011 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. 000.v4
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group.
[Peter Paul van Dijk, John B. Iverson, H. Bradley Shaffer, Roger Bour, and Anders G.J. Rhodin]. 31 Dec 2011. 78 pp. (Download pdf)
Turtles of the World, 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. 000.v3
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group.
[Anders G.J. Rhodin, Peter Paul van Dijk, John B. Iverson, and H. Bradley Shaffer]. 14 Dec 2010. 80 pp. (Download pdf)
Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy and Synonymy, 2009 Update, with Conservation Status Summary. 000.v2
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group.
[Anders G.J. Rhodin, James F. Parham, Peter Paul van Dijk, and John B. Iverson]. 9 Dec 2009. 46 pp. (Download pdf)
Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy and Synonymy. 000.v1
Anders G.J. Rhodin, Peter Paul van Dijk, and James F. Parham. 8 Dec 2008. 38 pp. (Download pdf)
Extinct Pleistocene and Holocene Taxa
Current Version (CRM Number 5, Installment 8):
Turtles and Tortoises of the World During the Rise and Global Spread of Humanity: First Checklist and Review of Extinct Pleistocene and Holocene Chelonians. 000e.v1
Turtle Extinctions Working Group.
[Anders G.J. Rhodin, Scott Thomson, Georgios L. Georgalis, Hans-Volker Karl, Igor G. Danilov, Akio Takahashi, Marcelo S. de la Fuente, Jason R. Bourque, Massimo Delfino, Roger Bour, John B. Iverson, H. Bradley Shaffer, and Peter Paul van Dijk]. 16 April 2015. 66 pp. (Download pdf)
Species Accounts
Order Testudines
• Suborder Pleurodira
Superfamily Cheloidea
— Family Chelidae
— Subfamily Chelinae
Acanthochelys macrocephala (Rhodin, Mittermeier, and McMorris 1984) – Big-Headed Pantanal Swamp Turtle, Pantanal Swamp Turtle. 040
Anders G.J. Rhodin, Sébastien Métrailler, Thomas Vinke, Sabine Vinke, Harald Artner, and Russell A. Mittermeier.
9 Dec 2009. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Acanthochelys pallidipectoris (Freiberg 1945) – Chaco Side-Necked Turtle. 065
Thomas Vinke, Sabine Vinke, Enrique Richard, Mario R. Cabrera, Lorena Paszko, Pablo Marano, and Sébastien Métrailler.
31 Dec 2011. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Acanthochelys radiolata (Mikan 1820) – Brazilian Radiolated Swamp Turtle.
Authors needed.
Acanthochelys spixii (Duméril and Bibron 1835) – Black Spiny-necked Turtle, Spix’s Sideneck Turtle, Tortuga de Canaleta, Cágado do Cerrado. 131
Thiago S. Marques, Andrés Estrades, Alejandro Fallabrino, Gabriel de F. Horta, Thiago C.G. Portelinha, André Yves, Rafael M. Valadão, Mario R. Cabrera, M. Florencia David, and Priscila S. Miorando.
9 Oct 2025. 10 pp. (Download pdf)
Chelus fimbriata (Schneider 1783) – Matamata Turtle. 020
Peter C.H. Pritchard.
4 Aug 2008. 10 pp. (Download pdf)
Chelus fimbriata (Schneider 1783) – Amazon Matamata, Mata-Matá Amazonica. (Version 2)
Thiago C.G. Portelinha et al. In prep.
Chelus orinocensis Vargas-Ramírez, Caballero, Morales-Betancourt, Lasso, Amaya, Martínez, Viana, Vogt, Farias, Hrbek, Campbell, and Fritz 2020 – Orinoco Matamata, Matamata del Orinoco, Caripatúa.
Monica A. Morales-Betancourt et al. In prep.
Mesoclemmys dahli (Zangerl and Medem 1958) – Dahl’s Toad-Headed Turtle, Carranchina, Tortuga Montañera. 069
German Forero-Medina, Olga V. Castaño-Mora, Gladys Cárdenas-Arevalo, and Guido Fabián Medina-Rangel.
31 Dec 2013. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger 1812) – Gibba Turtle, Hedionda, Cágado-de-Poça.
Stephan Ettmar et al. In prep.
Mesoclemmys nasuta (Schweigger 1812) – Guyanan Toad-headed Turtle.
Authors needed.
Mesoclemmys perplexa Bour and Zaher 2005 – Cerrado Side-necked Turtle, Piaui Side-necked Turtle.
Authors needed.
Mesoclemmys raniceps (Gray 1856) – Amazon Toad-headed Turtle.
Authors needed.
Mesoclemmys tuberculata (Luederwaldt 1926) – Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle. 097
Daniel O. Santana, Thiago S. Marques, Gustavo H.C. Vieira, Geraldo J.B. Moura, Renato G. Faria, and Daniel O. Mesquita.
26 Oct 2016. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Bour 1973) – Vanderhaege’s Toad-headed Turtle, Karumbé-hy. 083
Thiago S. Marques, Stephan Böhm, Elizângela S. Brito, Mario R. Cabrera, and Luciano M. Verdade.
27 Dec 2014. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Mesoclemmys wermuthi (Mertens 1969) – Wermuth’s Toad-headed Turtle.
Authors needed.
Mesoclemmys zuliae (Pritchard and Trebbau 1984) – Zulia Toad-Headed Turtle.
Gilson Rivas et al. In prep.
Phrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger 1812) – Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle, Cágado de Barbicha.
Authors needed.
Phrynops hilarii (Duméril and Bibron 1835) – Hilaire’s Side-necked Turtle, Saint-Hilaire’s Side-necked Turtle.
Authors needed.
Phrynops tuberosus (Peters 1870) – Guianan Shield Side-necked Turtle, Cotingo River Side-necked Turtle.
Authors needed.
Phrynops williamsi Rhodin and Mittermeier 1983 – Williams’ Side-necked Turtle.
Authors needed.
Platemys platycephala (Schneider 1792) – Twist-necked Turtle.
Authors needed.
Ranacephala hogei (Mertens 1967) – Hoge’s Sideneck Turtle.
Authors needed.
Rhinemys rufipes (Spix 1824) – Red Side-necked Turtle, Red-footed Sideneck Turtle, Perema. 079.
William E. Magnusson and Richard C. Vogt.
26 Jul 2014. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
— Subfamily Hydromedusinae
Hydromedusa maximiliani (Mikan 1825) – Maximilian’s Snake-Necked Turtle, Brazilian Snake-Necked Turtle. 026
Franco L. Souza and Fernando I. Martins.
6 Oct 2009. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Hydromedusa maximiliani (Mikan 1825) – Maximilian’s Snake-Necked Turtle, Brazilian Snake-Necked Turtle. (Version 2)
Shirley Famelli and Franco L. Souza. In prep.
Hydromedusa tectifera Cope 1870 – South American Snake-necked Turtle, Argentine Snake-necked Turtle, Tortuga Cuello de Vibora, Cágado Pescoço de Cobra.
Leandro Alcalde, Rocio Maria Sánchez, and Peter C.H. Pritchard.
15 Nov 2021. 17 pp. (Download pdf)
— Subfamily Chelodininae
Chelodina burrungandjii Thomson, Kennett, and Georges 2000 – Sandstone Snake-Necked Turtle. 056
Scott Thomson, Rod Kennett, Anton Tucker, Nancy N. FitzSimmons, Phillipa Featherston, Erika A. Alacs, and Arthur Georges.
31 Dec 2011. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Chelodina expansa Gray 1857 – Broad-Shelled Turtle, Giant Snake-Necked Turtle. 071
Deborah S. Bower and Kate M. Hodges.
6 Jan 2014. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Chelodina kuchlingi Cann 1997 – Kuchling’s Snake-necked Turtle, Kimberley Snake-necked Turtle.
Authors needed.
Chelodina longicollis (Shaw 1794) – Eastern Long-Necked Turtle, Common Long-Necked Turtle, Common Snake-Necked Turtle, 031
Rod Kennett, John Roe, Kate Hodges, and Arthur Georges.
13 Nov 2009. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Chelodina mccordi Rhodin 1994 – Roti Island Snake-Necked Turtle, McCord’s Snake-Necked Turtle, Kura-Kura Rote. 008
(includes C. m. mccordi and C. m. roteensis)
Anders G.J. Rhodin, Bonggi R. Ibarrondo, and Gerald Kuchling.
15 May 2008. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Chelodina novaeguineae Boulenger 1888 – New Guinea Snake-necked Turtle.
Authors needed.
Chelodina oblonga Gray 1841 – Southwestern Snake-necked Turtle.
(formerly Chelodina colliei (Gray 1856))
Authors needed.
Chelodina parkeri Rhodin and Mittermeier 1976 – Parker’s Snake-necked Turtle.
Authors needed.
Chelodina pritchardi Rhodin 1994 – Pritchard’s Snake-necked Turtle.
Authors needed.
Chelodina rugosa Ogilby 1890
Published as: Chelodina oblonga Gray 1841 – Northern Snake-Necked Turtle. 077
(formerly Chelodina rugosa Ogilby 1890)
Rod Kennett, Damien A. Fordham, Erica Alacs, Ben Corey, and Arthur Georges.
28 Feb 2014. 13 pp. (Download pdf)
Chelodina steindachneri (Siebenrock 1914) – Plate-shelled Turtle, Steindachner’s Turtle, Dinner-plate Turtle.
Authors needed.
— Subfamily Emydurinae
Elseya albagula Thomson, Georges, and Limpus 2006 – Southern Snapping Turtle.
Authors needed.
Elseya branderhorsti (Ouwens 1914) – White-bellied Snapping Turtle, Branderhorst’s Snapping Turtle.
Authors needed.
Elseya dentata (Gray 1863) – Northern Snapping Turtle, North Australian Snapping Turtle.
Authors needed.
Elseya flaviventralis Thomson and Georges 2016 – Yellow-bellied Snapping Turtle.
Authors needed.
Elseya irwini Cann 1997 – Irwin’s Snapping Turtle, Burdekin River Snapping Turtle, Johnstone River Snapping Turtle.
Authors needed.
Elseya lavarackorum (White and Archer 1994) – Gulf Snapping Turtle, Gulf Snapper, Riversleigh Snapping Turtle, Lavarack’s Turtle. 082
Alastair Freeman, Scott Thomson, and John Cann.
12 Dec 2014. 10 pp. (Download pdf)
Elseya novaeguineae (Meyer 1874) – Western New Guinea Stream Turtle, New Guinea Snapping Turtle.
Authors needed.
Elseya rhodini Thomson, Amepou, Anamiato, and Georges 2015 – Southern New Guinea Stream Turtle; Rhodin’s Stream Turtle.
Authors needed.
Elseya schultzei (Vogt 1911) – Northern New Guinea Stream Turtle, Schultze’s Snapping Turtle.
Authors needed.
Elusor macrurus Cann and Legler 1994 – Mary River Turtle.
Authors needed.
Emydura australis (Gray 1841) – Northern Red-faced Turtle.
Authors needed.
Emydura macquarii (Gray 1830) – Eastern Short-necked Turtle, Southern River Turtle.
Authors needed.
Emydura subglobosa (Krefft 1876) – Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle.
Authors needed.
Emydura tanybaraga Cann 1997 – Northern Yellow-faced Turtle.
Authors needed.
Myuchelys bellii (Gray 1844) – Western Saw-shelled Turtle, Bell‘s Turtle. 088
Darren Fielder, Bruce Chessman, and Arthur Georges.
6 September 2015. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Myuchelys georgesi (Cann 1997) – Bellinger River Turtle. 091
John Cann, Ricky-J. Spencer, Michael Welsh, and Arthur Georges.
3 October 2015. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Myuchelys latisternum (Gray 1867) – Sawshelled Turtle, Saw-Shell Turtle. 073
Alastair Freeman and John Cann.
15 Jan 2014. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Myuchelys purvisi (Wells and Wellington 1985) – Manning River Sawshelled Turtle.
Authors needed.
Rheodytes leukops Legler and Cann 1980 – Fitzroy River Turtle.
Authors needed.
— Subfamily Pseudemydurinae
Pseudemydura umbrina Siebenrock 1901 – Western Swamp Turtle, Western Swamp Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Superfamily Pelomedusoidea
— Family Pelomedusidae
Pelomedusa barbata Petzold, Vargas-Ramírez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Du Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer, Schleicher, Široký, and Fritz 2014 – Arabian Helmeted Turtle, Arabian Marsh Turtle, Arabian Mud Turtle. 118.
Johannes Els, Abdulaziz R. Alqahtani, Uwe Fritz, Mohammed Shobrak, Salem M. Busais, and Bernat Burriel-Carranza.
27 Feb 2022. 10 pp. doi:10.3854/crm.5.118.barbata.v1.2022 (Download pdf)
Pelomedusa galeata (Schoepff 1792) – South African Helmeted Turtle, Cape Terrapin.
Authors needed.
Pelomedusa gehafie (Rüppell 1835) – Eritrean Helmeted Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelomedusa kobe Petzold, Vargas-Ramírez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Du Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer, Schleicher, Siroký, and Fritz 2014 – Tanzanian Helmeted Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelomedusa neumanni Petzold, Vargas-Ramírez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Du Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer, Schleicher, Siroký, and Fritz 2014 – East African Helmeted Turtle, Neumann’s Helmeted Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelomedusa olivacea (Schweigger 1812) – Sahelian Helmeted Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelomedusa schweinfurthi Petzold, Vargas-Ramírez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Du Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer, Schleicher, Siroký, and Fritz 2014 – Central African Helmeted Turtle, Schweinfurth’s Helmeted Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelomedusa somalica Petzold, Vargas-Ramírez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Du Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer, Schleicher, Siroký, and Fritz 2014 – West Somalian Helmeted Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelomedusa subrufa (Lacépède 1788) – Helmeted Turtle, Helmeted Terrapin. 007
Richard C. Boycott and Ortwin Bourquin.
15 May 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelomedusa variabilis Petzold, Vargas-Ramírez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Du Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer, Schleicher, Siroký, and Fritz 2014 – West African Helmeted Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelusios adansonii (Schweigger 1812) – Adanson’s Mud Turtle. 017
Roger Bour.
30 Jun 2008. 4 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios bechuanicus FitzSimons 1932 – Okavango Hinged Terrapin, Big-Headed Hinged Terrapin.
Authors needed.
Pelusios broadleyi Bour 1986 – Turkana Mud Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelusios carinatus Laurent 1956 – African Keeled Mud Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelusios castaneus (Schweigger 1812) – West African Mud Turtle, Marsh Terrapin. 095
(includes P. c. castaneus and P. c. seychellensis)
Roger Bour, Luca Luiselli, Fabio Petrozzi, Gabriel H. Segniagbeto, and Laurent Chirio.
15 Mar 2016. 11 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios castanoides castanoides Hewitt 1931 – Yellow-Bellied Mud Turtle, Yellow-Bellied Hinged Terrapin.
Authors needed.
Pelusios castanoides intergularis Bour 1983 – Seychelles Yellow-Bellied Mud Turtle, Seychelles Chestnut-Bellied Terrapin. 010
Justin Gerlach.
20 Jun 2008. 4 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios chapini Laurent 1965 – Central African Mud Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelusios cupulatta Bour and Maran 2003 – Ivory Coast Mud Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelusios gabonensis (Duméril 1856) – African Forest Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelusios marani Bour 2000 – Gabon Mud Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelusios nanus Laurent 1956 – African Dwarf Mud Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelusios niger (Duméril and Bibron 1835) – West African Black Mud Turtle. 105
Luca Luiselli, Roger Bour, Fabio Petrozzi, Godfrey C. Akani, and Gabriel H. Segniagbeto.
10 Aug 2018. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios rhodesianus Hewitt 1927 – Variable Mud Turtle, Variable Hinged Terrapin. 004
Donald G. Broadley and Richard C. Boycott.
15 May 2008. 3 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios seychellensis (Siebenrock 1906) – Seychelles Mud Turtle. 018
Roger Bour and Justin Gerlach.
1 Jul 2008. 3 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios sinuatus (Smith 1838) – Serrated Hinged Terrapin. 036
Donald G. Broadley and Richard C. Boycott.
8 Dec 2009. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios subniger subniger (Bonnaterre 1789) – Pan Hinged Terrapin.
Authors needed.
Pelusios subniger parietalis Bour 1983 – Seychelles Black Mud Turtle. 016
Justin Gerlach.
30 Jun 2008. 4 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios upembae Broadley 1981 – Upemba Mud Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelusios williamsi Laurent 1965 – Williams’ Mud Turtle.
Authors needed.
— Family Podocnemididae
— Subfamily Erymnochelyinae
Erymnochelys madagascariensis (Grandidier 1867) – Madagascan Big-Headed Turtle, Rere.
Authors needed.
— Subfamily Peltocephalinae
Peltocephalus dumerilianus (Schweigger 1812) – Big-Headed Sideneck Turtle, Cabeçudo.
Eduardo Gentil and Fabio Maffei. In prep.
— Subfamily Podocnemidinae
Podocnemis erythrocephala (Spix 1824) – Red-headed Amazon River Turtle, Irapuca. 087
Russell A. Mittermeier, Richard C. Vogt, Rafael Bernhard, and Camila R. Ferrara.
25 Feb 2015. 10 pp. (Download pdf)
Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger 1812) – Giant South American River Turtle, Tartaruga, Arrau.
Camila Ferrara, Richard C. Vogt, et al. In prep.
Podocnemis lewyana Duméril 1852 – Magdalena River Turtle. 024
Vivian P. Páez, Adriana Restrepo, Mario Vargas-Ramirez, and Brian C. Bock.
13 Apr 2009. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Podocnemis lewyana Duméril 1852 – Magdalena River Turtle. (Version 2)
Vivian P. Páez et al. In prep.
Podocnemis sextuberculata Cornalia 1849 – Six-tubercled Amazon River Turtle, Iaçá, Pitiú, Cupiso.
Priscila Saikoski Miorando, Russell A. Mittermeier, Richard C. Vogt, and Pekka Soini. In prep.
Podocnemis unifilis Troschel 1848 – Yellow-Spotted Amazon River Turtle, Tracaja, Terecay.
Tibisay Escalona et al. In prep.
Podocnemis vogli Müller 1935 – Llanos Sideneck Turtle, Savanna Sideneck Turtle, Galapago Llanero.
Vivian P. Páez et al. In prep.
• Suborder Cryptodira
Infraorder Durocryptodira
Superfamily Chelydroidea
— Family Chelydridae
Chelydra acutirostris Peters 1862 – South American Snapping Turtle.
Authors needed.
Chelydra rossignonii (Bocourt 1868) – Central American Snapping Turtle.
Authors needed.
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus 1758) – North American Snapping Turtle, Common Snapping Turtle.
Authors needed.
Macrochelys temminckii (Troost in Harlan 1835) – Western Alligator Snapping Turtle.
Authors needed.
Macrochelys suwanniensis Thomas, Granatosky, Bourque, Krysko, Moler, Gamble, Suarez, Leone, Enge, and Roman 2014 – Suwanee Alligator Snapping Turtle.
Travis M. Thomas, Kevin M. Enge, Dirk J. Stevenson, and Gerald R. Johnston. In prep.
— Family Dermatemydidae
Dermatemys mawii Gray 1847 – Central American River Turtle, Tortuga Blanca, Hickatee. 058
Richard C. Vogt, John R. Polisar, Don Moll, and Gracia Gonzalez-Porter.
31 Dec 2011. 12 pp. (Download pdf)
— Family Kinosternidae
— Subfamily Kinosterninae
Kinosternon abaxillare Baur in Stejneger 1925 – Central Chiapas Mud Turtle, Casquito Pardo. 128
Eduardo Reyes-Grajales, John B. Iverson, Andrew D. Walde, and Thomas S. Akre.
15 Mar 2025. 13 pp. doi:10.3854/crm.5.128.abaxillare.v1.2025 (Download pdf)
Kinosternon acutum (Gray 1831) – Tabasco Mud Turtle, Montera, Chechagua de Monte. 062
John B. Iverson and Richard C. Vogt.
31 Dec 2011. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Kinosternon albogulare (Duméril and Bocourt 1870) – White-throated Mud Turtle.
See Kinosternon scorpioides (Linnaeus 1766) – Scorpion Mud Turtle. 063
(includes K. s. scorpioides, K. s. abaxillare, K. s. albogulare, and K. s. cruentatum)
And Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare (Duméril and Bocourt 1870) – White-Throated Mud Turtle, Swanka Turtle. 064
Kinosternon angustipons Legler 1965 – Narrow-bridged Mud Turtle.
Authors needed.
Kinosternon baurii (Garman 1891) – Striped Mud Turtle. 116
Gerald R. Johnston, C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., and Dawn S. Wilson.
23 Dec 2021. 18 pp. doi:10.3854/crm.5.116.baurii.v1.2021 (Download pdf)
Kinosternon chimalhuaca Berry, Seidel, and Iverson 1997 – Jalisco Mud Turtle, Casquito de Chamela.
Authors needed.
Kinosternon cora Loc-Barragán, Reyes-Velasco, Woolrich-Piña, Grünwald, Venegas de Anaya, Rangel-Mendoza, and López-Luna 2020 – Cora Mud Turtle, Casquito Cora, Chacuanita Cora.
Authors needed.
Kinosternon creaseri Hartweg 1934 – Creaser’s Mud Turtle, Yucatan Mud Turtle, Casquito de Creaser.
Authors needed.
Kinosternon cruentatum (Duméril and Bibron in Duméril and Duméril 1851) – Atlantic Red-cheeked Mud Turtle, Chachagua.
See Kinosternon scorpioides (Linnaeus 1766) – Scorpion Mud Turtle. 063
(includes K. s. scorpioides, K. s. abaxillare, K. s. albogulare, and K. s. cruentatum)
Kinosternon dunni Schmidt 1947 – Dunn’s Mud Turtle. 067
John B. Iverson, John L. Carr, Olga V. Castaño-Mora, Carlos A. Galvis-Rizo, Luis E. Rentería-Moreno, and Germán Forero-Medina.
29 Dec 2012. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Kinosternon durangoense Iverson 1979 – Durango Mud Turtle, Casquito de Durango.
Authors needed.
Kinosternon flavescens (Agassiz 1857) – Yellow Mud Turtle, Casquito Amarillo. 121
John B. Iverson and James L. Christiansen.
26 Aug 2023. 26 pp. doi:10.3854/crm.5.121.flavescens.v1.2023 (Download pdf)
Kinosternon herrerai Stejneger 1925 – Herrera’s Mud Turtle, Casquito de Herrera.
Authors needed.
Kinosternon hirtipes (Wagler 1830) – Mexican Rough-Footed Mud Turtle.
John B. Iverson. In prep.
Kinosternon integrum (Le Conte 1854) – Mexican Mud Turtle.
John B. Iverson and Rodrigo Macip-Rios. In prep.
Kinosternon leucostomum (Duméril and Bibron in Duméril and Duméril 1851) – White-lipped Mud Turtle, Pochitoque, Chechahua.
Authors needed.
Kinosternon mexicanum (Le Conte 1854) – Pacific Red-cheeked Mud Turtle, Casquito Rojo, Pochitoque Rojo.
Authors needed.
Kinosternon oaxacae Berry and Iverson 1980 – Oaxaca Mud Turtle, Casquito de Oaxaca.
Authors needed.
Kinosternon scorpioides (Linnaeus 1766) – Scorpion Mud Turtle. 063
(includes K. s. scorpioides, K. s. abaxillare, K. s. albogulare, and K. s. cruentatum)
James F. Berry and John B. Iverson.
31 Dec 2011. 15 pp. (Download pdf)
Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare (Duméril and Bocourt 1870) – White-Throated Mud Turtle, Swanka Turtle. 064
German Forero-Medina and Olga V. Castaño-Mora.
31 Dec 2011. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Kinosternon sonoriense (LeConte 1854) – Sonora Mud Turtle, Desert Mud Turtle, Sonoyta Mud Turtle, Casquito de Sonora. 119
(includes K. s. sonoriense and K. s. longifemorale)
Paul A. Stone, Justin D. Congdon, Marie E.B. Stone, James N. Stuart, John B. Iverson, and Philip C. Rosen.
28 Mar 2022. 22 pp. (Download pdf)
Kinosternon steindachneri (Siebenrock 1906b) – Florida Mud Turtle.
Authors needed.
Kinosternon stejnegeri Hartweg 1938 – Arizona Mud Turtle.
Authors needed.
Kinosternon subrubrum (Bonnaterre 1789) – Eastern Mud Turtle. 101
(includes K. s. subrubrum, K. s. hippocrepis, and K. s. steindachneri)
Walter E. Meshaka, Jr., J. Whitfield Gibbons, Daniel F. Hughes, Michael W. Klemens, and John B. Iverson.
17 Sep 2017. 16 pp. (Download pdf)
Kinosternon vogti López-Luna, Cupul-Magaña, Escobedo-Galván, González-Hernández, Rangel-Mendoza, Ramírez-Ramírez, and Cazares-Hernández 2018 – Vallarta Mud Turtle, Casquito de Vallarta. 132
Nadin E. López-González, Torsten Blanck, Fabio G. Cupul-Magaña, Jose Rafael Nolasco-Luna, Peter Praschag, Marco A. López-Luna, Taggert G. Butterfield, Gabriel Barrios-Quiroz, and Shannon Diruzzo.
27 Oct 2025. 15 pp. (Download pdf)
Sternotherus carinatus (Gray 1856) – Razorback Musk Turtle, Razor-Backed Musk Turtle. 012
Peter V. Lindeman.
21 Jun 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Sternotherus depressus Tinkle and Webb 1955 – Flattened Musk Turtle. 013
C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.
22 Jun 2008. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Sternotherus intermedius Scott, Glenn, and Rissler 2018 – Intermediate Musk Turtle.
Authors needed.
Sternotherus minor (Agassiz 1857) – Loggerhead Musk Turtle.
Gerald Johnston et al. In prep.
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille 1801) – Musk Turtle, Stinkpot, Common Musk Turtle.
Grover Brown et al. In prep.
Sternotherus peltifer Smith and Glass 1947 – Stripe-necked Musk Turtle.
Grover Brown et al. In prep.
— Subfamily Staurotypinae
Claudius angustatus Cope 1865 – Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle, Chopontil.
Authors needed.
Staurotypus salvinii Gray 1864 – Pacific Coast Giant Musk Turtle, Crucilla.
Authors needed.
Staurotypus triporcatus (Wiegmann 1828)– Northern Giant Musk Turtle, Guao.
Authors needed.
Superfamily Testudinoidea
— Family Emydidae
— Subfamily Deirochelyinae
Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz 1857 – Southern Painted Turtle.
Brad Glorioso, Brian Butterfield, and Eric Munscher. In prep.
Chrysemys picta (Schneider 1783) – Painted Turtle.
Patrick Moldowan et al. In prep.
Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille 1801) – Chicken Turtle. 014
(includes D. r. reticularia, D. r. chrysea, and D. r. miaria)
Kurt A. Buhlmann, J. Whitfield Gibbons, and Dale R. Jackson.
26 Jun 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Graptemys barbouri Carr and Marchand 1942 – Barbour’s Map Turtle.
Authors needed.
Graptemys caglei Haynes and McKown 1974 – Cagle’s Map Turtle, Guadalupe Map Turtle.
Authors needed.
Graptemys ernsti Lovich and McCoy 1992 – Escambia Map Turtle. 051
Jeffrey E. Lovich, James C. Godwin, and C.J. McCoy.
31 Dec 2011. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Graptemys flavimaculata Cagle 1954 – Yellow-Blotched Sawback, Yellow-Blotched Map Turtle. 052
Will Selman and Robert L. Jones.
31 Dec 2011. 11 pp. (Download pdf)
Graptemys geographica (LeSueur 1817) – Northern Map Turtle, Common Map Turtle. 104
Richard C. Vogt, Grégory Bulté, and John B. Iverson.
22 May 2018. 18 pp. (Download pdf)
Graptemys gibbonsi Lovich and McCoy 1992 – Pascagoula Map Turtle, Pearl River Map Turtle, Gibbons’ Map Turtle. 029
Jeffrey E. Lovich, Will Selman, and C.J. McCoy.
26 Oct 2009. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Graptemys nigrinoda Cagle 1954 – Black-Knobbed Map Turtle, Black-Knobbed Sawback. 005
(includes G. n. nigrinoda and G. n. delticola)
Emmett L. Blankenship, Brian P. Butterfield, and James C. Godwin.
15 May 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Graptemys oculifera (Baur 1890) – Ringed Map Turtle, Ringed Sawback. 033
Robert L. Jones and Will Selman.
20 Nov 2009. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle 1953 – Ouachita Map Turtle. 103
(includes G. o. ouachitensis and G. o. sabinensis)
Richard C. Vogt.
24 Mar 2018. 13 pp. (Download pdf)
Graptemys pearlensis Ennen, Lovich, Kreiser, Selman, and Qualls 2010 – Pearl River Map Turtle. 094
Joshua R. Ennen, Jeffrey E. Lovich, and Robert L. Jones.
4 Mar 2016. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray 1831) – False Map Turtle, Mississippi Map Turtle. 124
(includes G. p. pseudogeographica and G. p. kohnii)
Peter V. Lindeman and Richard C. Vogt.
27 Apr 2024. 19 pp. (Download pdf)
Graptemys pulchra Baur 1893 – Alabama Map Turtle. 072
Jeffrey E. Lovich, James C. Godwin, and C.J. McCoy.
6 Jan 2014. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Graptemys sabinensis Cagle 1953 – Sabine Map Turtle
See Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle 1953 – Ouachita Map Turtle. 103
(includes G. o. ouachitensis and G. o. sabinensis)
Graptemys versa Stejneger 1925 – Texas Map Turtle. 093
Peter V. Lindeman, James N. Stuart, and Flavius C. Killebrew.
3 Mar 2016. 10 pp. (Download pdf)
Malaclemys terrapin (Schoepff 1793) – Diamondback Terrapin.
Authors needed.
Pseudemys alabamensis (Baur 1893) – Alabama Red-Bellied Cooter, Alabama Red-Bellied Turtle. 019
Christopher J. Leary, James L. Dobie, Thomas M. Mann, Peter S. Floyd, and David H. Nelson.
16 Jul 2008. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Pseudemys concinna (LeConte 1830) – River Cooter. 006
(includes P. c. concinna and P. c. suwanniensis)
Joseph P. Ward and Dale R. Jackson.
15 May 2008. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Pseudemys floridana (Le Conte 1830) – Coastal Plain Cooter, Pond Cooter, Florida Cooter.
Authors needed.
Pseudemys gorzugi Ward 1984 – Rio Grande Cooter, Western River Cooter, Tortuga de Oreja Amarilla, Jicotéa del Río Bravo. 100
Leland J.S. Pierce, James N. Stuart, Joseph P. Ward, and Charles W. Painter.
14 December 2016. 12 pp. (Download pdf)
Pseudemys nelsoni Carr 1938 – Florida Red-Bellied Turtle. 041
Dale R. Jackson.
7 Aug 2010. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Pseudemys peninsularis Carr 1938 – Peninsula Cooter.
Authors needed.
Pseudemys rubriventris (LeConte 1830) – Red-Bellied Turtle, Redbelly Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pseudemys texana Baur 1893 – Texas Cooter.
Authors needed.
Trachemys adiutrix Vanzolini 1995 – Maranhao Slider Turtle.
Authors needed.
Trachemys callirostris (Gray 1856) – Colombian Slider, Jicotea, Hicotea, Galapago, Morrocoy de Agua. 042
(includes T. c. callirostris and T. c. chichiriviche)
Brian C. Bock, Vivian P. Páez, and Juan M. Daza.
7 Aug 2010. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Trachemys decorata (Barbour and Carr 1940) – Hispaniolan Slider.
Authors needed.
Trachemys decussata (Bell in Griffith and Pidgeon 1830) – Cuban Slider, Jamao, Jicotea.
Authors needed.
Trachemys dorbigni (Duméril and Bibron 1835) – D’Orbigny’s Slider, Black-bellied Slider.
Authors needed.
Trachemys gaigeae (Hartweg 1939) – Big Bend Slider, Mexican Plateau Slider, Jicotea de la Meseta Mexicana. 032
(includes T. g. gaigeae and T. g. hartwegi)
James N. Stuart and Joseph P. Ward.
16 Nov 2009. 12 pp. (Download pdf)
Trachemys grayi (Bocourt 1868) – Western Central American Slider, Jicotea Negra.
Authors needed.
Trachemys hartwegi (Legler 1990) – Nazas Slider, Mexican Plateau Slider, Jicotea del Rio Nazas.
See Trachemys gaigeae (Hartweg 1939) – Big Bend Slider, Mexican Plateau Slider, Jicotea de la Meseta Mexicana. 032
(includes T. g. gaigeae and T. g. hartwegi)
Trachemys medemi Vargas-Ramírez, del Valle, Ceballos, and Fritz 2017 – Atrato Slider, Icotea del Atrato.
Authors needed.
Trachemys nebulosa (Van Denburgh 1895) – Baja California Slider.
Authors needed.
Trachemys ornata (Gray in Griffith and Pidgeon 1830) – Ornate Slider, Jicotea.
Authors needed.
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff 1792) – Pond Slider, Common Slider.
Authors needed.
Trachemys stejnegeri (Schmidt 1928) – Central Antillean Slider.
Authors needed.
Trachemys taylori (Legler 1960) – Cuatro Cienegas Slider, Jicotea de Cuatro Ciénegas.
Authors needed.
Trachemys terrapen (Bonnaterre 1789) – Jamaican Slider.
Authors needed.
Trachemys venusta (Gray 1856) – Eastern Central American Slider.
Authors needed.
Trachemys yaquia (Legler and Webb 1970) – Yaqui Slider, Jicotea del Yaqui.
Authors needed.
— Subfamily Emydinae
Actinemys marmorata (Baird and Girard 1852) – Western Pond Turtle, Pacific Pond Turtle. 001
R. Bruce Bury and David J. Germano.
15 May 2008. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Actinemys marmorata (Baird and Girard 1852) – Northwestern Pond Turtle, Northern Pacific Pond Turtle. (Version 2)
R. Bruce Bury, David J. Germano, and Don T. Ashton. In prep.
Actinemys pallida (Seeliger 1945) – Southwestern Pond Turtle, Southern Pacific Pond Turtle, Tortuga de Charcos.
David J. Germano, R. Bruce Bury, and Jorge H. Valdez-Villavicencio. In prep.
Clemmys guttata (Schneider 1792) – Spotted Turtle.
Teresa Piraino, Scott Gillingwater, and Jacqueline Litzgus. In prep.
Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook 1838) – Blanding’s Turtle. 015
Justin D. Congdon, Terry E. Graham, Tom B. Herman, Jeffrey W. Lang, Michael J. Pappas, and Bruce J. Brecke.
27 Jun 2008. 12 pp. (Download pdf)
Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus 1758) – European Pond Turtle.
Melita Vamberger, Cesar Ayres, Anthony Olivier, Santiago Pacho, and Uwe Fritz. In prep.
Emys trinacris Fritz, Fattizzo, Guicking, Tripepi, Pennisi, Lenk, Joger, and Wink 2005 – Sicilian Pond Turtle, Testuggine Palustre Siciliana. 112
Dario Ottonello, Stefania D’Angelo, Federico Marrone, Fabrizio Oneto, Filippo Spadola, Marco Alberto Luca Zuffi, and Uwe Fritz.
26 Jan 2021. 13 pp. (Download pdf)
Glyptemys insculpta (Le Conte 1830) – Wood Turtle.
James H. Harding, Raymond A. Saumure, Andrew D. Walde, et al. In prep.
Glyptemys muhlenbergii (Schoepff 1801) – Bog Turtle.
Authors needed.
Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus 1758) – Eastern Box Turtle, Common Box Turtle. 085
(includes T. c. carolina, T. c. bauri, T. c. major, T. c. mexicana, T. c. triunguis, and T. c. yucatana)
A. Ross Kiester and Lisabeth L. Willey.
26 Jan 2015. 25 pp. (Download pdf)
Terrapene coahuila Schmidt and Owens 1944 – Coahuilan Box Turtle. 049
Jennifer G. Howeth and William S. Brown.
31 Dec 2011. 13 pp. (Download pdf)
Terrapene mexicana (Gray 1849) – Mexican Box Turtle, Tortuga Casquito.
See Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus 1758) – Eastern Box Turtle, Common Box Turtle. 085
(includes T. c. carolina, T. c. bauri, T. c. major, T. c. mexicana, T. c. triunguis, and T. c. yucatana)
Terrapene nelsoni Stejneger 1925 – Spotted Box Turtle, Tortuga de Chispitas, Tortuga de Monte. 060
(includes T. n. nelsoni and T. n. klauberi)
James R. Buskirk and Paulino Ponce-Campos.
31 Dec 2011. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Terrapene ornata (Agassiz 1857) – Ornate Box Turtle, Plains Box Turtle, Western Box Turtle, Desert Box Turtle, Tortuga de Caja Ornamentada. 126
(includes T. o. ornata and T. o. luteola)
Daniel F. Hughes, Matthew C. Allender, Neil P. Bernstein, John B. Iverson, Cameron Kolthoff, Bradley T. Martin, Walter E. Meshaka, Jr., and Benjamin M. Reed
16 Oct 2024. 40 pp. (Download pdf)
Terrapene triunguis (Agassiz 1857) – Three-toed Box Turtle.
See Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus 1758) – Eastern Box Turtle, Common Box Turtle. 085
(includes T. c. carolina, T. c. bauri, T. c. major, T. c. mexicana, T. c. triunguis, and T. c. yucatana)
Terrapene yucatana (Boulenger 1895) – Yucatan Box Turtle.
See Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus 1758) – Eastern Box Turtle, Common Box Turtle. 085
(includes T. c. carolina, T. c. bauri, T. c. major, T. c. mexicana, T. c. triunguis, and T. c. yucatana)
— Family Platysternidae
Platysternon baiseensis Liang, Li, Ge, Ou, Yin, Suwannapoom, Le, Nguyen, Fritz, and Gong 2025 – Baise Big-headed Turtle, Bǎi Sè Píng Xiōng Guī.
Authors needed.
Platysternon megacephalum Gray 1831 – Chinese Big-headed Turtle, Píng Xiōng Guī.
Authors needed.
Platysternon peguense Gray 1870 – Southeast Asian Big-headed Turtle, Burmese Big-headed Turtle.
Authors needed.
— Family Geoemydidae
— Subfamily Batagurinae
Batagur affinis (Cantor 1847) – Southern River Terrapin, Tuntong. 090
(includes B. a. affinis and B. a. edwardmolli)
Edward O. Moll, Steven G. Platt, Eng Heng Chan, Brian D. Horne, Kalyar Platt, Peter Praschag, Pelf Nyok Chen, and Peter Paul van Dijk.
30 Sep 2015. 17 pp. (Download pdf)
Batagur baska (Gray 1830) – Northern River Terrapin. 037
Edward O. Moll, Kalyar Platt, Steven G. Platt, Peter Praschag, and Peter Paul van Dijk.
8 Dec 2009. 10 pp. (Download pdf)
Batagur borneoensis (Schlegel and Müller 1844) – Painted Terrapin.
Authors needed.
Batagur dhongoka (Gray 1832) – Three-Striped Roofed Turtle.
Authors needed.
Batagur kachuga (Gray 1831) – Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle.
Authors needed.
Batagur trivittata (Duméril and Bibron 1835) – Burmese Roofed Turtle.
Authors needed.
Geoclemys hamiltonii (Gray 1830) – Spotted Pond Turtle, Black Pond Turtle. 043
Indraneil Das and S. Bhupathy.
9 Aug 2010. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Hardella thurjii (Gray 1831) – Crowned River Turtle. 023
Indraneil Das and S. Bhupathy.
10 Apr 2009. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Malayemys khoratensis Ihlow, Vamberger, Flecks, Hartmann, Cota, Makchai, Meewattana, Dawson, Kheng, Rödder, and Fritz 2016 – Khorat Snail-eating Turtle.
Steven G. Platt, Jeffrey E. Dawson, and Flora Ihlow. In prep.
Malayemys macrocephala (Gray 1859) – Malayan Snail-Eating Turtle, Rice-Field Terrapin. 108
Jeffrey E. Dawson, Flora Ihlow, Stephan Ettmar, Peter Paul van Dijk, and Kumthorn Thirakhupt.
24 Nov 2018. 16 pp. (Download pdf)
Malayemys subtrijuga (Schlegel and Müller 1845) – Mekong Snail-Eating Turtle. 111
Jeffrey E. Dawson, Flora Ihlow, and Steven G. Platt.
24 Nov 2020. 24 pp. (Download pdf)
Morenia ocellata (Duméril and Bibron 1835) – Burmese Eyed Turtle. 044
Indraneil Das.
9 Aug 2010. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Morenia petersi Anderson 1879 – Indian Eyed Turtle. 045
Indraneil Das and Saibal Sengupta.
9 Aug 2010. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Orlitia borneensis Gray 1873 – Malaysian Giant Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pangshura smithii (Gray 1863) – Brown Roofed Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pangshura sylhetensis Jerdon 1870 – Assam Roofed Turtle. 046
Indraneil Das, Saibal Sengupta, and Peter Praschag.
14 Dec 2010. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Pangshura tecta (Gray 1830) – Indian Roofed Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pangshura tentoria (Gray 1834) – Indian Tent Terrapin.
Authors needed.
Siebenrockiella leytensis (Taylor 1920) – Palawan Forest Turtle, Philippine Forest Turtle. 066
Arvin C. Diesmos, James R. Buskirk, Sabine Schoppe, Mae Lowe L. Diesmos, Emerson Y. Sy, and Rafe M. Brown.
29 Dec 2012. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Siebenrockiella crassicollis (Gray 1830) – Black Marsh Turtle.
Authors needed.
— Subfamily Geoemydinae
Cuora amboinensis (Riche in Daudin 1801) – Southeast Asian Box Turtle. 053
(includes C. a. amboinensis, C. a. couro, C. a. kamaroma, and C. a. lineata)
Sabine Schoppe and Indraneil Das.
31 Dec 2011. 13 pp. (Download pdf)
Cuora aurocapitata Luo and Zong 1988 – Yellow-headed Box Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cuora bourreti Obst and Reimann 1994 – Bourret’s Box Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cuora couro (Leschenault de la Tour in Schweigger 1812) – Southeast Asian Box Turtle.
See Cuora amboinensis (Riche in Daudin 1801) – Southeast Asian Box Turtle. 053
(includes C. a. amboinensis, C. a. couro, C. a. kamaroma, and C. a. lineata)
Cuora cyclornata Blanck, McCord, and Le 2006 – Vietnamese Three-striped Box Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cuora flavomarginata (Gray 1863) – Yellow-Margined Box Turtle. 035
(includes C. f. flavomarginata and C. f. evelynae)
Hidetoshi Ota, Yuichirou Yasukawa, Jinzhong Fu, and Tien-Hsi Chen.
27 Nov 2009. 10 pp. (Download pdf)
Cuora galbinifrons (Bourret 1939) – Indochinese Box Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cuora lineata McCord and Philippen 1998 – Myanmar Box Turtle, Burmese Box Turtle.
See Cuora amboinensis (Riche in Daudin 1801) – Southeast Asian Box Turtle. 053
(includes C. a. amboinensis, C. a. couro, C. a. kamaroma, and C. a. lineata)
Cuora mccordi Ernst 1988 – McCord’s Box Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cuora mouhotii (Gray 1862) – Keeled Box Turtle. 099
(includes C. m. mouhotii and C. m. obsti)
Indraneil Das, Timothy E.M. McCormack, Peter Paul van Dijk, Ha V. Hoang, and Richard P.J.H. Struijk.
27 Oct 2016. 12 pp. (Download pdf)
Cuora pani Song 1984 – Pan’s Box Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cuora philippinensis Blanck, Gaillard, Protiva, Wheatley, Shi, Liu, Ray, and Anders 2023 – Philippine Box Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cuora picturata Lehr, Fritz, and Obst 1998 – Southern Vietnam Box Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cuora praschagi Blanck, Gaillard, Protiva, Wheatley, Shi, Liu, Ray, and Anders 2023 – Assam Box Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cuora trifasciata (Bell 1825) – Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle, Golden Coin Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cuora yunnanensis (Boulenger 1906) – Yunnan Box Turtle. 130
Torsten Blanck, John B. Iverson, Ting Zhou, and Fengting Zhou.
8 Oct 2025. 13 pp. (Download pdf)
Cuora zhoui Zhao in Zhao, Zhou, and Ye 1990 – Zhou’s Box Turtle. 127
Torsten Blanck, John B. Iverson, Ting Zhou, Elmar Meier, and William P. McCord.
10 Dec 2024. 16 pp. (Download pdf)
Cyclemys atripons Iverson and McCord 1997 – Western Black-bridged Leaf Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cyclemys dentata (Gray 1831) – Asian Leaf Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cyclemys enigmatica Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink, and Hundsdörfer 2008 – Enigmatic Leaf Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cyclemys fusca Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink, and Hundsdörfer 2008 – Myanmar Brown Leaf Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cyclemys gemeli Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink, and Hundsdörfer 2008 – Assam Leaf Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cyclemys oldhamii Gray 1863 – Southeast Asian Leaf Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cyclemys pulchristriata Fritz, Gaulke, and Lehr 1997 – Eastern Black-bridged Leaf Turtle.
Authors needed.
Geoemyda japonica Fan 1931 – Ryukyu Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle, Okinawa Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle. 002
Yuichirou Yasukawa and Hidetoshi Ota.
15 May 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Geoemyda spengleri (Gmelin 1789) – Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle. 047
Yuichirou Yasukawa and Hidetoshi Ota.
14 Dec 2010. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Heosemys annandalii (Boulenger 1903) – Yellow-headed Temple Turtle.
Authors needed.
Heosemys depressa (Anderson 1875) – Arakan Forest Turtle.
Authors needed.
Heosemys grandis (Gray 1860) – Giant Asian Pond Turtle.
Authors needed.
Heosemys spinosa (Gray 1830) – Spiny Turtle.
Authors needed.
Leucocephalon yuwonoi (McCord, Iverson, and Boeadi 1995) – Sulawesi Forest Turtle, Kura-Kura Sulawesi. 039
Cris Hagen, Steven G. Platt, and Charles J. Innis.
9 Dec 2009. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Mauremys annamensis (Siebenrock 1903) – Vietnamese Pond Turtle, Annam Pond Turtle, Rùa Trung. 081
Timothy E.M. McCormack, Jeffrey E. Dawson, Douglas B. Hendrie, Michael A. Ewert, John B. Iverson, Ronnie E. Hatcher, and J. Michael Goode.
12 Dec 2014. 14 pp. (Download pdf)
Mauremys caspica (Gmelin 1774) – Caspian Turtle, Caspian Terrapin, West Asian Stripe-necked Terrapin. 125
Melita Vamberger, Stephen D. Busack, Dinçer Ayaz, Uwe Fritz, and Liudmila F. Mazanaeva.
10 Sep 2024. 15 pp. (Download pdf)
Mauremys japonica (Temminck and Schlegel 1835) – Japanese Pond Turtle. 003
Yuichirou Yasukawa, Takashi Yabe, and Hidetoshi Ota.
15 May 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Mauremys leprosa (Schoepff in Schweigger 1812) – Mediterranean Pond Turtle, Spanish Terrapin, Mediterranean Stripe-necked Terrapin. 102
(includes M. l. leprosa and M. l. saharica)
Albert Bertolero and Stephen D. Busack.
20 Nov 2017. 19 pp. (Download pdf)
Mauremys mutica (Cantor 1842) – Asian Yellow Pond Turtle.
Authors needed.
Mauremys nigricans (Gray 1834) – Red-Necked Pond Turtle, Chinese Red-Necked Turtle, Kwangtung River Turtle, Black-Necked Pond Turtle. 068
Ben Anders and John B. Iverson.
29 Dec 2012. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Mauremys reevesii (Gray 1831) – Reeves’ Turtle, Chinese Three-Keeled Pond Turtle. 050
Jeffrey E. Lovich, Yuichirou Yasukawa, and Hidetoshi Ota.
31 Dec 2011. 10 pp. (Download pdf)
Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes in Bory de Saint-Vincent 1833) – Western Caspian Turtle, Balkan Terrapin. 080
Georgia Mantziou and Lina Rifai.
29 Jul 2014. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Mauremys sinensis (Gray 1834) – Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle.
Authors needed.
Melanochelys tricarinata (Blyth 1856) – Tricarinate Hill Turtle, Three-Keeled Land Turtle. 025
Indraneil Das.
22 Sep 2009. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Melanochelys trijuga (Schweigger 1812) – Indian Black Turtle. 038
(includes M. t. trijuga, M. t. coronata, M. t. edeniana, M. t. indopeninsularis, M. t. parkeri, and M. t. thermalis)
Indraneil Das and S. Bhupathy.
8 Dec 2009. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Notochelys platynota (Gray 1834) – Malayan Flat-shelled Turtle.
Authors needed.
Sacalia bealei (Gray 1831) – Chinese Eyed Turtle.
Shi Haitao and Jinzhong Fu. In prep.
Sacalia quadriocellata (Siebenrock 1903) – Four-Eyed Turtle.
Shi Haitao, Michael Lau, and Jinzhong Fu. In prep.
Vijayachelys silvatica (Henderson 1912) – Cochin Forest Cane Turtle. 078
V. Deepak, Peter Praschag, and Karthik Vasudevan.
23 Jul 2014. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
— Subfamily Rhinoclemmydinae
Rhinoclemmys annulata (Gray 1860) – Brown Wood Turtle, Montañero, Bambera. 123
John L. Carr, Don Moll, Alan Giraldo, and Mario F. Garcés-Restrepo.
22 Oct 2023. 16 pp. (Download pdf)
Rhinoclemmys areolata (Duméril and Bibron 1851) – Furrowed Wood Turtle, Black-Bellied Turtle, Mojena. 022
Richard C. Vogt, Steven G. Platt, and Thomas R. Rainwater.
24 Feb 2009. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Rhinoclemmys diademata (Mertens 1954) – Maracaibo Wood Turtle.
Authors needed.
Rhinoclemmys funerea (Cope 1876) – Black River Turtle.
Rafael Acuna-Mesen, Don Moll, and Rafael Acuna-Castillo. In prep.
Rhinoclemmys melanosterna (Gray 1861) – Colombian Wood Turtle.
John L. Carr. In prep.
Rhinoclemmys nasuta (Boulenger 1902) – Large-Nosed Wood Turtle, Chocoan River Turtle. 034
John L. Carr and Alan Giraldo.
24 Nov 2009. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima (Gray 1856) – Painted Wood Turtle, Red Turtle.
John L. Carr and Rafael Acuna-Mesen. In prep.
Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin 1801) – Eastern Spot-legged Turtle, Perema, Aperema.
Authors needed.
Rhinoclemmys rubida (Cope 1870) – Mexican Spotted Wood Turtle.
John L. Carr. In prep.
— Family Testudinidae
— Subfamily Manouriinae
Manouria emys (Schlegel and Müller 1840) – Asian Giant Tortoise, Giant Asian Forest Tortoise. 086
(includes M. e. emys and M. e. phayrei)
Craig B. Stanford, Pratyaporn Wanchai, Chuck Schaffer, Rick Schaffer, and Kumthorn Thirakhupt.
24 Feb 2015. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
— Subfamily Xerobatinae
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861) – Mojave Desert Tortoise, Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise. 109
Kristin H. Berry and Robert W. Murphy.
10 Sep 2019. 45 pp. (Download pdf)
Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz 1857) – Berlandier’s Tortoise, Texas Tortoise.
Ross Couvillon et al. In prep.
Gopherus evgoodei Edwards, Karl, Vaughn, Rosen, Meléndez Torres, and Murphy 2016 – Sinaloan Thornscrub Tortoise, Goode’s Thornscrub Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler 1959 – Bolson Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop, and Riedle 2011 – Sonoran Desert Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin 1801) – Gopher Tortoise.
Hunter Howell and Leyna Stemle et al. In prep.
— Subfamily Testudininae
Aldabrachelys arnoldi (Bour 1982) – Arnold’s Giant Tortoise. 028
Justin Gerlach.
18 Oct 2009. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812) – Aldabra Giant Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Aldabrachelys hololissa (Günther 1877) – Seychelles Giant Tortoise. 061
Justin Gerlach.
31 Dec 2011. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Astrochelys radiata (Shaw 1802) – Radiated Tortoise, Sokake.
Authors needed.
Astrochelys yniphora (Vaillant 1885) – Ploughshare Tortoise, Angonoka.
Authors needed.
Centrochelys sulcata (Miller 1779) –African Spurred Tortoise, Grooved Tortoise, Sahel Tortoise, Tortue Sillonnée.110
Fabio Petrozzi, Emmanuel M. Hema, Gift Simon Demaya, John Sebit Benansio, Edem A. Eniang, Tomas Diagne, Gabriel Hoinsoudé Segniagbeto, and Luca Luiselli.
28 Aug 2020. 16 pp. (Download pdf)
Chelonoidis carbonarius (Spix 1824) – Red-footed Tortoise, Jabuti-Vermelho, Morrocoy Pata Roja, Jabuti-Piranga.
Tibisay Escalona and Claudia Ceballos et al. In prep.
Chelonoidis chilensis (Gray 1870) – Chaco Tortoise, Pampas Tortoise, Argentine Tortoise, Tortuga Chaqueña.
Erika Kubisch et al. In prep.
Chelonoidis denticulatus (Linnaeus 1766) – Yellow-footed Tortoise, Jabuti, Jabuti-Tinga, Morrocoy Pata Amarilla.
Aline Santos Tavares et al. In prep.
Chelonoidis niger (Quoy and Gaimard 1824) – Galápagos Giant Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Chersina angulata (Schweigger 1812) – Angulate Tortoise, South African Bowsprit Tortoise. 030
Margaretha D. Hofmeyr.
28 Oct 2009. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Chersobius boulengeri (Duerden 1906) – Karoo Dwarf Tortoise, Karoo Padloper.
Authors needed.
Chersobius signatus (Gmelin 1789) – Speckled Dwarf Tortoise, Speckled Tortoise, Speckled Padloper.
Authors needed.
Chersobius solus (Branch 2007) – Nama Tortoise, Nama Padloper.
Authors needed.
Geochelone elegans (Schoepff 1795) – Indian Star Tortoise, Star Tortoise. 106
Neil D’Cruze, Aniruddha Mookerjee, Raju Vyas, David W. Macdonald, and Anslem de Silva.
7 October 2018. 13 pp. (Download pdf)
Geochelone platynota (Blyth 1863) – Burmese Star Tortoise, Kye Leik. 057
Steven G. Platt, Thanda Swe, Win Ko Ko, Kalyar Platt, Khin Myo Myo, Thomas R. Rainwater, and David Emmett.
31 Dec 2011. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Homopus areolatus (Thunberg 1787) – Parrot-beaked Dwarf Tortoise, Parrot-beaked Tortoise, Common Padloper.
Authors needed.
Homopus femoralis Boulenger 1888 – Greater Padloper, Greater Dwarf Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Indotestudo elongata (Blyth 1854) – Elongated Tortoise, Yellow-headed Tortoise, Yellow Tortoise. 096
Flora Ihlow, Jeffrey E. Dawson, Timo Hartmann, and Sitha Som.
27 April 2016. 14 pp. (Download pdf)
Indotestudo forstenii (Schlegel and Müller 1845) – Sulawesi Tortoise, Forsten’s Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Indotestudo travancorica (Boulenger 1907) – Travancore Tortoise. 054
V. Deepak, Madhuri Ramesh, S. Bhupathy, and Karthikeyan Vasudevan.
31 Dec 2011. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Kinixys belliana (Gray 1830) – Bell’s Hinge-back Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Kinixys erosa (Schweigger 1812) – Forest Hinge-back Tortoise, Serrated Hinge-back Tortoise, Serrated Hinged Tortoise. 084
Luca Luiselli and Tomas Diagne.
29 Dec 2014. 13 pp. (Download pdf)
Kinixys homeana Bell 1827 – Home’s Hinge-back Tortoise. 070
Luca Luiselli and Tomas Diagne.
31 Dec 2013. 10 pp. (Download pdf)
Kinixys lobatsiana Power 1927 – Lobatse Hinge-back Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Kinixys natalensis Hewitt 1935 – Natal Hinge-back Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Kinixys nogueyi (Lataste 1886) – Western Hinge-back Tortoise.
Luca Luiselli et al. In prep.
Kinixys spekii Gray 1863 – Speke’s Hinge-back Tortoise, Speke’s Hinged Tortoise. 115
Adrian Hailey, Donald G. Broadley, Richard C. Boycott, and Stephen Spawls.
3 Dec 2021. 14 pp. (Download pdf)
Kinixys zombensis Hewitt 1931 – Southeastern Hinge-back Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Malacochersus tornieri (Siebenrock 1903) – Pancake Tortoise, Tornier’s Tortoise, Soft-shelled Tortoise, Crevice Tortoise, Kobe Ya Mawe, Kobe Kama Chapati. 107
Reginald T. Mwaya, Don Moll, Patrick Kinyatta Malonza, and Jacob Mueti Ngwava.
22 Oct 2018. 15 pp. (Download pdf)
Psammobates geometricus (Linnaeus 1758) – Geometric Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Psammobates oculifer (Kuhl 1820) – Serrated Tent Tortoise, Kalahari Tent Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Psammobates tentorius (Bell 1828) – Tent Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Pyxis arachnoides Bell 1827 – Spider Tortoise, Kapila.
Authors needed.
Pyxis planicauda (Grandidier 1867) – Flat-tailed Tortoise, Flat-shelled Spider Tortoise, Kapidolo.
Authors needed.
Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell 1828) – Leopard Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Testudo graeca Linnaeus 1758 (Western Subspecies Clade) – Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise. 117
(includes T. g. graeca, T. g. cyrenaica, T. g. marokkensis, T. g. nabeulensis, and T. g. whitei)
Daniel Escoriza, Carmen Díaz-Paniagua, Ana Andreu, and Jihène Ben Hassine.
27 Jan 2022. 18 pp. (Download pdf)
Testudo graeca Linnaeus 1758 (Eastern Subspecies Clades) – Armenian Tortoise, Zagros Tortoise, Anatolian Tortoise, Levantine Tortoise, Kerman Tortoise. 120.
(includes T. g. armeniaca, T. g. buxtoni, T. g. ibera, T. g. terrestris, and T. g. zarudnyi)
Oguz Türkozan, Hossein Javanbakht, Liudmila Mazanaeva, Shai Meiri, Yurii V. Kornilev, Elias Tzoras, Georgi Popgeorgiev, Uri Shanas, and Daniel Escoriza.
30 Jan 2023. 33 pp. doi:10.3854/crm.5.120.eastern.graeca.v1.2023 (Download pdf)
Testudo hermanni (Gmelin 1789) – Hermann’s Tortoise. 059
(includes T. h. hermanni and T. h. boettgeri)
Albert Bertolero, Marc Cheylan, Adrian Hailey, Barbara Livoreil, and Ronald E. Willemsen.
31 Dec 2011. 20 pp. (Download pdf)
Testudo horsfieldii Gray 1844 – Central Asian Tortoise, Steppe Tortoise, Horsfield’s Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Testudo kleinmanni Lortet 1883 – Egyptian Tortoise.
Authors needed.
Testudo marginata Schoepff 1793 – Marginated Tortoise, Kraspedochelóna, Breshka Malore, Testuggine Marginata. 122
Daniel Escoriza, Elias Tzoras, and Henrik Bringsøe.
5 Sep 2023. 25 pp. doi:10.3854/crm.5.122.marginata.v1.2023 (Download pdf)
Infraorder Trionychia
Superfamily Trionychoidea
— Family Carettochelyidae
Carettochelys insculpta Ramsay 1886 – Pig-Nosed Turtle, Fly River Turtle. 009
Arthur Georges, J. Sean Doody, Carla Eisemberg, Erika A. Alacs, and Mark Rose.
13 Jun 2008. 17 pp. (Download pdf)
— Family Trionychidae
— Subfamily Cyclanorbinae
Cyclanorbis elegans (Gray 1869) – Nubian Flapshell Turtle. 089
Patrick J. Baker, Tomas Diagne, and Luca Luiselli.
12 Sep 2015. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Cyclanorbis senegalensis (Duméril and Bibron 1835) – Sahelian Flapshell Turtle, Senegal Flapshell Turtle. 114
Pearson McGovern, Tomas Diagne, Lamine Diagne, Luca Luiselli, and Peter A. Meylan.
15 Nov 2021. 10 pp. (Download pdf)
Cycloderma aubryi (Duméril 1856) – Aubry’s Flapshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Cycloderma frenatum Peters 1854 – Zambezi Flapshell Turtle, Nkhasi. 055
Donald G. Broadley and Walter Sachsse.
31 Dec 2011. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Lissemys ceylonensis (Gray 1856) – Sri Lankan Flapshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Lissemys punctata (Bonnaterre 1789) – Indian Flapshell Turtle. 076
(includes L. p. punctata, L. p. andersoni, and L. p. vittata)
S. Bhupathy, Robert G. Webb, and Peter Praschag.
20 Feb 2014. 12 pp. (Download pdf)
Lissemys scutata (Peters 1868) – Burmese Flapshell Turtle, Myanmar Flapshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
— Subfamily Trionychinae
Amyda cartilaginea (Boddaert 1770) – Asiatic Softshell Turtle, Southeast Asian Softshell Turtle. 092
Mark Auliya, Peter Paul van Dijk, Edward O. Moll, and Peter A. Meylan.
3 Mar 2016. 17 pp. (Download pdf)
Amyda ornata (Gray 1861) – Southeast Asian Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Apalone ferox (Schneider 1783) – Florida Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Apalone mutica (LeSueur 1827) – Smooth Softshell Turtle.
Cody Godwin et al. In prep.
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur 1827) – Spiny Softshell Turtle.
J. Sean Doody et al. In prep.
Apalone spinifera atra (Webb and Legler 1960) – Black Spiny Softshell Turtle, Cuatrociénegas Softshell, Tortuga Concha Blanda, Tortuga Negra de Cuatrociénegas. 021
Adrián Cerdá-Ardura, Francisco Soberón-Mobarak, Suzanne E. McGaugh, and Richard C. Vogt.
9 Aug 2008. 4 pp. (Download pdf)
Chitra chitra Nutaphand 1986 – Asian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Chitra indica (Gray 1830) – Narrow-Headed Softshell Turtle. 027
Indraneil Das and Shailendra Singh.
16 Oct 2009. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Chitra vandijki McCord and Pritchard 2003 – Burmese Narrow-Headed Softshell Turtle. 074
Steven G. Platt, Kalyar Platt, Win Ko Ko, and Thomas R. Rainwater.
15 Feb 2014. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Dogania subplana (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809) – Malayan Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Nilssonia formosa (Gray 1869) – Burmese Peacock Softshell Turtle, Myanmar Peacock Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Nilssonia gangetica (Cuvier 1825) – Indian Softshell Turtle.
R.J. Rao et al. In prep.
Nilssonia hurum (Gray 1830) – Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle. 048
Indraneil Das, Dhruvajyoti Basu, and Shailendra Singh.
14 Dec 2010. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Nilssonia leithii (Gray 1872) – Leith’s Softshell Turtle. 075
Indraneil Das, Shashwat Sirsi, Karthikeyan Vasudevan, and B.H.C.K. Murthy.
17 Feb 2014. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Nilssonia nigricans (Anderson 1875) – Black Softshell Turtle, Bostami Turtle.
Authors needed.
Palea steindachneri (Siebenrock 1906) – Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelochelys bibroni (Owen 1853) – Striped New Guinea Giant Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelochelys cantorii Gray 1864 – Asian Giant Softshell Turtle. 011
Indraneil Das.
21 Jun 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelochelys signifera Webb 2003 – Northern New Guinea Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelodiscus axenaria (Zhou, Zhang, and Fang 1991) – Hunan Softshell Turtle, Sand Softshell Turtle, Central Chinese Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelodiscus huangshanensis Gong, Peng, Huang, and Nie in Gong, Peng, Huang, Lin, Huang, Xu, Yang, and Nie 2021 – Huangshan Softshell Turtle, Horse-hoof Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelodiscus maackii (Brandt 1857) – Amur Softshell Turtle, Northern Chinese Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelodiscus parviformis Tang 1997 – Lesser Chinese Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelodiscus shipian Gong, Fritz, Vamberger, Gao, and Farkas 2022 – Chinese Stone Slab Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelodiscus sinensis (Wiegmann 1834) – Chinese Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Pelodiscus variegatus Farkas, Ziegler, Pham, Ong, and Fritz 2019 – Vietnamese Softshell Turtle, Spotted Softshell Turtle.
Authors needed.
Rafetus euphraticus (Daudin 1801) – Euphrates Softshell Turtle. 098.
Ertan Taskavak, Mehmet K. Atatür, Hanyeh Ghaffari, and Peter A. Meylan.
26 Oct 2016. 11 pp. (Download pdf)
Rafetus swinhoei (Gray 1873) – Red River Giant Softshell Turtle, Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle, Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle, Con Giai.
Authors needed.
Trionyx triunguis (Forskål 1775) – African Softshell Turtle, Nile Softshell Turtle. 129.
Pearson McGovern, Ertan Taskavak, Peter A. Meylan, Luca Luiselli, Gift Simon Demaya, Gabriel H. Segniagbeto,
Mathias Behangana, Fabio Petrozzi, Edem A. Eniang, Yaron Tikochinski,and Mehmet K. Atatür.
21 Sep 2025. 21 pp. (Download pdf)