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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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Turtles & terrapins
250 species
| Species | Category | Family | Species policy | Captive records | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Big-headed Amazon River TurtlePeltocephalus dumerilianus | Turtles & terrapins | Podocnemididae | Class default: allowed | 8 | Check shipping → |
Rio Grande CooterPseudemys gorzugi | Turtles & terrapins | Emydidae | Class default: allowed | 8 | Check shipping → |
Mexican Box TurtleTerrapene mexicana | Turtles & terrapins | Emydidae | Class default: allowed | 8 | Check shipping → |
Southeast Asian Narrow-headed Softshell TurtleChitra chitra | Turtles & terrapins | Trionychidae | Class default: allowed | 7 | Check shipping → |
Pan's Box TurtleCuora pani | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 7 | Check shipping → |
Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtleGeoemyda japonica | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 7 | Check shipping → |
Black-knobbed Map TurtleGraptemys nigrinoda | Turtles & terrapins | Emydidae | Class default: allowed | 7 | Check shipping → |
Sulawesi Forest TurtleLeucocephalon yuwonoi | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 7 | Check shipping → |
Ganges Softshell TurtleNilssonia gangetica | Turtles & terrapins | Trionychidae | Class default: allowed | 7 | Check shipping → |
Stripe-necked Musk TurtleSternotherus peltifer | Turtles & terrapins | Kinosternidae | Class default: allowed | 7 | Check shipping → |
Southwestern Snake-necked TurtleChelodina oblonga | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 6 | Check shipping → |
Texas Map TurtleGraptemys versa | Turtles & terrapins | Emydidae | Class default: allowed | 6 | Check shipping → |
 Serrated Hinged TerrapinPelusios sinuatusPhoto CC BY-SA: (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) | Turtles & terrapins | Pelomedusidae | Class default: allowed | 6 | Check shipping → |
Cann's Snake-necked TurtleChelodina canni | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
New Guinea Snake-necked TurtleChelodina novaeguineae | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
 Indian Narrow-headed Softshell TurtleChitra indicaPhoto CC BY: (c) Krishna Kumar Mishra, some rights reserved (CC BY) | Turtles & terrapins | Trionychidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Oldham’s Leaf TurtleCyclemys oldhamii | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Branderhorst's Snapping TurtleElseya branderhorsti | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
 Pearl River Map TurtleGraptemys pearlensisPhoto CC BY: (c) evangrimes, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by evangrimes | Turtles & terrapins | Emydidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Jalisco Mud TurtleKinosternon chimalhuaca | Turtles & terrapins | Kinosternidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Caspian TurtleMauremys caspica | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Brown Roofed TurtlePangshura smithii | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Spotted Softshell TurtlePelodiscus variegatus | Turtles & terrapins | Trionychidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Narrow-headed Asian Softshell TurtleAmyda ornata | Turtles & terrapins | Trionychidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Kuchling's Snake-necked TurtleChelodina kuchlingi | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Orinoco Mata MataChelus orinocensis | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
 Yellow-headed Box TurtleCuora aurocapitataPhoto CC BY-SA: (c) Cuora, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Senegal Flapshell TurtleCyclanorbis senegalensis | Turtles & terrapins | Trionychidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Central Chiapas Mud TurtleKinosternon abaxillare | Turtles & terrapins | Kinosternidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Western Swamp TurtlePseudemydura umbrina | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | 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.