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Every reptile, amphibian, arachnid and isopod species with recorded captive observations, grouped by kind and family. Find the animal you keep, then check it against our shipping policy in one click.
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The catalogue helps you find and name animals. Eligibility depends on species policy, carrier contracts, your route, date and weather, and is checked for every shipment. Fields we haven't reviewed are unknown, never assumed safe.
Tortoises
45 species
| Species | Category | Family | Species policy | Captive records | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Impressed TortoiseManouria impressa | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 13 | Check shipping → |
Celebes TortoiseIndotestudo forstenii | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 12 | Check shipping → |
Western hinge-back tortoiseKinixys nogueyi | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 10 | Check shipping → |
Parrot-beaked TortoiseHomopus areolatus | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 9 | Check shipping → |
Eroded Hingeback TortoiseKinixys erosa | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 7 | Check shipping → |
Serrated TortoisePsammobates oculifer | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 6 | Check shipping → |
Goode’s Thornscrub TortoiseGopherus evgoodei | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Bell’s Hingeback TortoiseKinixys belliana | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Geometric TortoisePsammobates geometricus | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Speckled TortoiseChersobius signatus | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Lobatse Hingeback TortoiseKinixys lobatsiana | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Karoo TortoiseHomopus femoralis | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Travancore TortoiseIndotestudo travancorica | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
 Natal Hinge-backed TortoiseKinixys natalensisPhoto CC BY: (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Shaun Swanepoel | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Tent TortoisePsammobates tentorius | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
About this catalogue
Where the list comes from
Species-level taxa with at least one iNaturalist observation marked captive, refreshed periodically. “Captive records” counts observations, not animals traded, and includes zoo collections.
How it's organized
Each species is placed in a group and category from its taxonomic order and family. Our operations team reviews names, handling notes and categories over time.
Photos
Shown only when the photographer licensed the image CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA, with attribution. Other species show an illustration.