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Tortoise and Turtle Species

Name all the species of tortoise and turtle within the order testudines. This order contains all species of turtle including turtles, tortoises and terrapins
Not all identified species have a common name. Includes only those that do
Extant species only
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Family
Genus
Species
Common name
Chelidae
Chelodina
Canni
Cann's snake-necked turtle
Gunaleni
Gunalen's snake-necked turtle
Longicollis
Eastern long-necked turtle
Mccordi
Roti Island snake-necked turtle
Novaeguineae
New Guinea snake-necked turtle
Reimanni
Reimanns snake-necked turtle
Pritchardi
Pritchard's snake-necked turtle
Steindachneri
Steindachner's long-necked turtle
Burrungandjii
Arnhem Land long-necked turtle
Expansa
Giant snake-necked turtle
Kuchlingi
Kuchling's snake-necked turtle
Kurrichalpongo
Darwin snake-necked turtle
Parkeri
Parker's snake-necked turtle
Rugosa
Northern snake-necked turtle
Walloyarrina
Kimberley long-necked turtle
Oblonga
Southwestern snake-necked turtle
Elseyal
Dentata
Northern snapping turtle
Branderhorsti
Branderhorst's snapping turtle
Flaviventralis
Yellow-bellied snapping turtle
Albagula
White-throated snapping turtle
Irwini
Irwin's turtle
Lavarackorum
Gulf snapping turtle
Novaeguineae
Western New Guinea stream turtle
Rhodini
Southern New Guinea stream turtle
Schultzei
Northern New Guinea stream turtle
Emydura
Australis
Northern red-faced turtle
Macquarii
Macquarie turtle
Subglobosa
Red-bellied short-necked turtle
Tanybaraga
Northern yellow-faced turtle
Victoriae
Victoria River red-faced turtle
Elusor
Macrurus
Mary River turtle
Flaviemys
Purvisi
Manning River snapping turtle
Myuchelys
Bellii
Namoi River snapping turtle
Georgesi
Bellinger River snapping turtle
Latisternum
Saw-shelled turtle
Rheodytes
Leukops
Fitzroy River turtle
Chelus
Fimbriatus
Mata mata
Acanthochelys
Macrocephala
Big-headed pantanal swamp turtle
Pallidipectoris
Chaco side-necked turtle
Radiolata
Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle
Spixii
Black spine-neck swamp turtle
Mesoclemmys
Dahli
Dahl's toad-headed turtle
Gibba
Gibba turtle
Hogei
Hoge's side-necked turtle
Raniceps
Amazon toad-headed turtle
Tuberculata
Tuberculate toad-headed turtle
Vanderhaegei
Vanderhaege's toad-headed turtle
Zuliae
Zulia toad-headed turtle
Phrynops
Geoffroanas
Geoffroy's toadhead turtle
Hilarii
Hilaire's toadhead turtle
Tuberosus
Cotinga River toadhead turtle
Williamsi
William's toadhead turtle
Platemys
Platycephala
Twist-necked turtle
Rhinemys
Rufipes
Red side-necked turtle
Hydromedusa
Maximiliani
Brazilian snake-necked turtle
Tectifera
Argentine snake-necked turtle
Pseudemydura
Umbrina
Western swamp turtle
Pelomedusidae
Pelomedusa
Subrufa
African helmeted turtle
Pelusios
Adansonii
Adanson's mud turtle
Bechuanicus
Okavango mud turtle
Broadleyi
Turkana mud turtle
Carinatus
African keeled mud turtle
Castaneus
West African mud turtle
Castanoides
Yellow-bellied mud turtle
Chapini
Central African mud turtle
Cupulatta
Ivory Coast mud turtle
Gabonensis
African forest turtle
Nanus
African dwarf mud turtle
Niger
West African black turtle
Rhodesianus
Variable mud turtle
Sinuatus
Serrated hinged terrapin
Subniger
East African black mud turtle
Upembae
Upemba mud turtle
Williamsi
William's mud turtle
Podocnemididae
Erymnochelys
Madagascariensis
Madagascan big-headed turtle
Peltocephalus
Dumerilianus
Big-headed Amazon River turtle
Podocnemis
Erythrocephala
Red-headed Amazon River turtle
Expansa
Arrau turtle
Lewyana
Magdalena river turtle
Sextuberculata
Six-tubercled Amazon River turtle
Unifilis
Yellow-spotted river turtle
Vogli
Savanna side-necked turtle
Carettochelyidae
Carettochelys
Insculpta
Pig-nosed turtle
Trionychidae
Cyclanorbis
Elegans
Nubian flapshell turtle
Senegalensis
Senegal flapshell turtle
Cycloderma
Aubryi
Aubry's flapshell turtle
Frenatum
Zambezi flapshell turtle
Lissemys
Ceylonensis
Sri Lankan flapshell turtle
Punctata
Indian flapshell turtle
Scutata
Burmese flapshell turtle
Amyda
Cartilaginea
Asiatic softshell turtle
Apalone
Ferox
Florida softshell turtle
Mutica
Smooth softshell turtle
Spinifera
Spiny softshell turtle
Chitra
Chitra
Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle
Indica
Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle
Vandijki
Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle
Dogania
Subplana
Malayan softshell turtle
Nilssonia
Formosa
Burmese peacock softshell turtle
Gangetica
Indian softshell turtle
Hurum
Indian peacock softshell turtle
Leithii
Leith's softshell turtle
Nigricans
Black softshell turtle
Palea
Steindachneri
Wattle-necked softshell turtle
Pelochelys
Bibroni
New Guinea giant softshell turtle
Cantorii
Asian giant softshell turtle
Signifera
Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle
Pelodiscus
Axenaria
Hunan softshell turtle
Maackii
Northern Chinese softshell turtle
Parviformis
Lesser Chinese softshell turtle
Sinensis
Chinese softshell turtle
Variegatus
Spotted softshell turtle
Rafetus
Euphraticus
Euphrates softshell turtle
Swinhoei
Yangtze giant softshell turtle
Trionyx
Triunguis
African softshell turtle
Emydidae
Clemmys
Guttata
Spotted turtle
Emys
Orbicularis
European pond turtle
Trinacris
Sicilian pond turtle
Blandingii
Blanding's turtle
Marmorata
Western pond turtle
Pallida
Southwestern pond turtle
Glyptemis
Muhlenbergii
Bog turtle
Insculpta
Wood turtle
Terrapene
Carolina
Common box turtle
Coahuila
Coahuilan box turtle
Mexicana
Mexican box turtle
Nelsoni
Spotted box turtle
Ornata
Western box turtle
Yucatana
Yucatán box turtle
Chrysemis
Picta
Painted turtle
Deirochelys
Reticularia
Chicken turtle
Graptemys
Barbouri
Barbour's map turtle
Caglei
Cagle's map turtle
Ernsti
Escambia map turtle
Flavimaculata
Yellow-blotched map turtle
Geographica
Northern map turtle
Gibbonsi
Pascagoula map turtle
Nigrinoda
Black-knobbed map turtle
Oculifera
Ringed map turtle
Ouachitensis
Ouachita map turtle
Pearlensis
Pearl River map turtle
Pseudogeographica
False map turtle
Pulchra
Alabama map turtle
Sabinensis
Sabine map turtle
Versa
Texas map turtle
Malaclemys
Terrapin
Diamondback terrapin
Pseudemys
Alabamensis
Alabama red-bellied cooter
Concinna
River cooter
Floridana
Coastal plain cooter
Gorzugi
Rio Grande cooter
Nelsoni
Florida red-bellied cooter
Peninsularis
Peninsula cooter
Rubriventris
Northern red-bellied cooter
Texana
Texas river cooter
Trachemys
Adiutrix
Maranhão slider
Callirostris
Colombian slider
Decorata
Hispaniolan slider
Decussata
Cuban slider
Dorbigni
D'Orbigny's slider
Emolli
Nicaraguan slider
Gaigeae
Big Bend slider
Medemi
Atrato slider
Nebulosa
Baja California slider
Ornata
Ornate slider
Scripta
Pond slider
Stejnegeri
Central Antillean slider
Taylori
Cuatro Ciénegas slider
Terrapen
Jamaican slider
Venusta
Meso-American slider
Yaquia
Yaqui slider
Geoemydidae
Batagur
Affinis
Southern river terrapin
Baska
Northern river terrapin
Borneoensis
Painted terrapin
Dhongoka
Three-striped roofed turtle
Kachunga
Red-crowned roofed turtle
Trivittata
Burmese roofed turtle
Cuora
Amboinensis
Amboina box turtle
Aurocapitata
Yellow-headed box turtle
Bourreti
Bourret's box turtle
Cyclornata
Vietnamese three-striped box turtle
Flavomarginata
Chinese box turtle
Galbinifrons
Indochinese box turtle
Mccordi
McCord's box turtle
Mouhotii
Keeled box turtle
Pani
Pan's box turtle
Picturata
Southern Vietnamese box turtle
Trifasciata
Golden coin turtle
Yunnanensis
Yunnan box turtle
Zhoui
Zhou's box turtle
Cyclemys
Atripons
Western black-bridged leaf turtle
Dentata
Asian leaf turtle
Pulchristiata
Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle
Enigmatica
Enigmatic leaf turtle
Fusca
Myanmar brown leaf turtle
Gemeli
Assam leaf turtle
Oldhamii
Oldham's leaf turtle
Geoclemys
Hamiltonii
Black pond turtle
Geomyda
Japonica
Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle
Spengleri
Black-breasted leaf turtle
Hardella
Thurjii
Brahminy river turtle
Heosemys
Depressa
Arakan forest turtle
Grandis
Giant Asian pond turtle
Spinosa
Spiny turtle
Annandalii
Yellow-headed temple turtle
Leucocephalon
Yuwonoi
Sulawesi forest turtle
Malayemys
Macrocephala
Malayan snail-eating turtle
Subtrijuga
Mekong snail-eating turtle
Khoratensis
Khorat snail-eating turtle
Mauremys
Japonica
Japanese pond turtle
Mutica
Yellow pond turtle
Annamensis
Vietnamese pond turtle
Caspica
Caspian turtle
Rivulata
Balkan pond turtle
Leprosa
Spanish pond turtle
Megalocephala
Chinese broad-headed pond turtle
Nigricans
Red-necked pond turtle
Reevesii
Chinese pond turtle
Sinensis
Chinese stripe-necked turtle
Melanochelys
Trijuga
Indian black turtle
Tricarinata
Tricarinate hill turtle
Morenia
Ocellata
Burmese eyed turtle
Petersi
Indian eyed turtle
Notochelys
Platynota
Malayan flat-shelled turtle
Orlitia
Borneensis
Malaysian giant turtle
Pangshura
Smithii
Brown roofed turtle
Sylhetensis
Assam roofed turtle
Tecta
Indian roofed turtle
Tentoria
Indian tent turtle
Sacalia
Bealei
Beale's eyed turtle
Quadriocellata
Four-eyed turtle
Siebenrockiella
Crassicollis
Black marsh turtle
Leytensis
Philippine forest turtle
Vijayachelys
Silvatica
Cane turtle
Rhinoclemmys
Annulata
Brown wood turtle
Areolata
Furrowed wood turtle
Diademata
Maracaibo wood turtle
Funerea
Black wood turtle
Melanosterna
Colombian wood turtle
Nasuta
Large-nosed wood turtle
Pulcherrima
Painted wood turtle
Punctularia
Spot-legged wood turtle
Rubida
Mexican spotted wood turtle
Testudinidae
Aldabrachelys
Gigantea
Aldabra giant tortoise
Astrochelys
Radiata
Radiated tortoise
Yniphora
Angonoka tortoise
Centrochelys
Sulcata
African spurred tortoise
Chelonoidis
Carbonaria
Red-footed tortoise
Chilensis
Chaco tortoise
Denticulata
Yellow-footed tortoise
Becki
Volcán Wolf giant tortoise
Chathamensis
Chatham Island giant tortoise
Darwini
Santiago Island giant tortoise
Donfaustoi
Eastern Santa Cruz Island tortoise
Duncanensis
Duncan Island giant tortoise
Guentheri
Sierra Negra giant tortoise
Hoodensis
Hood Island giant tortoise
Microphyes
Volcán Darwin giant tortoise
Phantasticus
Fernandina giant tortoise
Porteri
Western Santa Cruz Island giant tortoise
Vandenburghi
Volcán Alcedo giant tortoise
Vicina
Isabela Island giant tortoise
Chersina
Angulata
Angulate tortoise
Chersobius
Boulengeri
Boulenger's Cape tortoise
Signatus
Speckled Cape tortoise
Solus
Berger's Cape tortoise
Geochelone
Elegans
Indian star tortoise
Platynota
Burmese star tortoise
Gopherus
Agassizii
Mojave desert tortoise
Berlandieri
Texas tortoise
Flavomarginatus
Bolson tortoise
Morafkai
Sonoran desert tortoise
Polyphemus
Gopher tortoise
Homopus
Areolatus
Parrot-beaked tortoise
Femoralis
Greater dwarf tortoise
Indotestudo
Elongata
Elongated tortoise
Forstenii
Forsten's tortoise
Travancorica
Travancore tortoise
Kinixys
Belliana
Bells hinge-back tortoise
Erosa
Forest hinge-back tortoise
Homeana
Home's hinge-back tortoise
Lobatsiana
Lobatse hinge-back tortoise
Natalensis
Natal hinge-back tortoise
Spekii
Speke's hinge-back tortoise
Malacochersus
Tornieri
Pancake tortoise
Manouria
Emys
Asian forest tortoise
Impressa
Impressed tortoise
Psammobates
Geometricus
Geometric tortoise
Oculifer
Serrated tent tortoise
Tentorius
African tent tortoise
Pyxis
Arachnoides
Spider tortoise
Planicauda
Flat-backed spider tortoise
Stigmochelys
Pardalis
Leopard tortoise
Agrionemys
Horsefieldii
Russian tortoise
Testudo
Graeca
Greek tortoise
Hermanni
Hermann's tortoise
Kleinmanni
Egyptian tortoise
Marginata
Marginated tortoise
Chelydridae
Chelydra
Acutirostris
South American snapping turtle
Rossignonii
Central American snapping turtle
Serpentina
Common snapping turtle
Macrochelys
Suwanniensis
Suwannee snapping turtle
Temminckii
Alligator snapping turtle
Dermatemydidae
Dermatemys
Mawii
Central American river turtle
Kinosternidae
Kinosternon
Acutum
Tabasco mud turtle
Alamosae
Alamos mud turtle
Augustipons
Central American mud turtle
Baurii
Striped mud turtle
Chimalhuaca
Jalisco mud turtle
Creaseri
Creaser's mud turtle
Dunni
Dunn's mud turtle
Durangoense
Durango mud turtle
Flavescens
Yellow mud turtle
Herrerai
Herrera's mud turtle
Hirtipes
Rough-footed mud turtle
Integrum
Mexican mud turtle
Leucostomum
White-lipped mud turtle
Oaxacae
Oaxaca mud turtle
Scorpioides
Scorpion mud turtle
Sonoriense
Sonora mud turtle
Steindachneri
Florida mud turtle
Stejnegeri
Arizona mud turtle
Subrubrum
Eastern mud turtle
Vogti
Vallarta mud turtle
Sternotherus
Carinatus
Razor-backed musk turtle
Depressus
Flattened musk turtle
Intermedius
Intermediate musk turtle
Minor
Loggerhead musk turtle
Odoratus
Common musk turtle
Peltifer
Stripeneck musk turtle
Claudius
Angustatus
Narrow-bridged musk turtle
Staurotypus
Salvinii
Giant musk turtle
Triporcatus
Mexican musk turtle
Cheloniidae
Caretta
Caretta
Loggerhead sea turtle
Lepidochelys
Kempii
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
Olivacea
Olive ridley sea turtle
Chelonia
Mydas
Green sea turtle
Eretmochelys
Imbricata
Hawksbill sea turtle
Natator
Depressus
Flatback sea turtle
Dermochelyidae
Dermochelys
Coriacea
Leatherback sea turtle
1 Comments
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Level 67
Jul 23, 2022
Thanks, that was one of the funnest quizzes I've done in a while! My chelonian knowledge is stale and thin, but it was fun trying to reverse-engineer the names, based on the binomials!