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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bellinger River Saw-shelled TurtleMyuchelys georgesi | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
 Yellowbelly Mud TurtlePelusios castanoidesPhoto CC0: no rights reserved, uploaded by Marius Burger | Turtles & terrapins | Pelomedusidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
West African Black Forest TurtlePelusios niger | Turtles & terrapins | Pelomedusidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Flattened Musk TurtleSternotherus depressus | Turtles & terrapins | Kinosternidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Intermediate Musk TurtleSternotherus intermedius | Turtles & terrapins | Kinosternidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Sierra Box TurtleTerrapene nelsoni | Turtles & terrapins | Emydidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Baja California SliderTrachemys nebulosa | Turtles & terrapins | Emydidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Chaco Side-necked TurtleAcanthochelys pallidipectoris | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Brazilian Radiolated Swamp TurtleAcanthochelys radiolata | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Red-crowned Roofed TurtleBatagur kachuga | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Burmese Roofed TurtleBatagur trivittata | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Darwin Snake-necked TurtleChelodina kurrichalpongo | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Flat-shelled TurtleChelodina steindachneri | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
 Vietnamese Three-striped Box TurtleCuora cyclornataPhoto CC BY-SA: (c) Original uploader was Cuora at en.wikipedia. Later version(s) were uploaded by Storkk at en.wikipedia., alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA) | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Assam Box TurtleCuora praschagi | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Yunnan Box TurtleCuora yunnanensis | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Striped Leaf TurtleCyclemys atripons | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
 Aubry's Flapshell TurtleCycloderma aubryiPhoto CC BY: (c) Lucy Keith-Diagne, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lucy Keith-Diagne | Turtles & terrapins | Trionychidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Zambezi Flapshell TurtleCycloderma frenatum | Turtles & terrapins | Trionychidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Northern Australian Snapping TurtleElseya dentata | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Cagle's Map TurtleGraptemys caglei | Turtles & terrapins | Emydidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Sabine Map TurtleGraptemys sabinensis | Turtles & terrapins | Emydidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
 Creaser's Mud TurtleKinosternon creaseriPhoto CC BY: (c) Jorge Armín Escalante-Pasos, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jorge Armín Escalante-Pasos | Turtles & terrapins | Kinosternidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Dunn's Mud TurtleKinosternon dunni | Turtles & terrapins | Kinosternidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Indian Eyed TurtleMorenia petersi | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Namoi River Saw-shelled TurtleMyuchelys bellii | Turtles & terrapins | Chelidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Leith's Softshell TurtleNilssonia leithii | Turtles & terrapins | Trionychidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Wattle-necked Softshell TurtlePalea steindachneri | Turtles & terrapins | Trionychidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Adanson’s TurtlePelusios adansonii | Turtles & terrapins | Pelomedusidae | Class default: allowed | 1 | Check shipping → |
Central African Mud TurtlePelusios chapini | Turtles & terrapins | Pelomedusidae | 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.