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Turtles and tortoises

All 7 turtles and tortoises on this site, grouped by family.

Tortoises · 5 Pond, box and river turtles · 1 Mud and musk turtles · 1

Tortoises 5

Tortoises Testudinidae 5

Leopard tortoise

Some federal rules

Leopard tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

A spotted savanna grazer.

Pet trade

Red-footed tortoise

Some federal rules

Red-footed tortoise

Chelonoidis carbonarius

A humid-forest tortoise that eats fruit.

Pet trade

Russian tortoise

Some federal rules

Russian tortoise

Testudo horsfieldii

Small, tough and a great first tortoise.

Pet trade

Sulcata (African spurred) tortoise

Some federal rules

Sulcata (African spurred) tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

The giant backyard tortoise, best adopted.

Pet trade

Egyptian tortoise

Federal restrictions

Egyptian tortoise

Testudo kleinmanni

Pet trade

Pond, box and river turtles 1

Pond turtles and box turtles Emydidae 1

Red-eared slider

Some federal rules

Red-eared slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

America's classic pet turtle, built to last decades.

Pet trade

Mud and musk turtles 1

Mud and musk turtles Kinosternidae 1

Common musk turtle (stinkpot)

Some federal rules

Common musk turtle (stinkpot)

Sternotherus odoratus

Pet trade