Turtles & Tortoises

The scientific name for the Red-eared Slider is Chrysemys scripta elegans (formerly Trachemys scripta elegans), and it belongs to the Emydidae family. It is an aquatic turtle, a strong sw...

The Yellow-Bellied Slider has distinct markings that make it stand out. You will quickly notice this turtle’s pretty yellow stripes, which are found on the legs, neck, and head. There is also a bri...

The leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) is a large and attractively marked tortoise found in the savannas of eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan to the southern Cape. It is the only member...

Red-footed tortoises are tortoises of medium-size. They have a bumpy, concave shell, which is usually black, gray or brown, and their skin color is mostly black. Young tortoises feature small disti...

The spotted turtle is a small black turtle with distinct large yellow spots on its carapace (upper shell) and orange-yellow markings on its head, neck and limbs. The yellow-spotted Amazon river tur...

Hermann's tortoises range in size from 120 to 230 mm total length and weigh 2 to 2.5 kg. Females tend to be larger than males and reach sexual maturity at a younger age. Hermann's tortoises are uni...

The pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) is a flat-shelled tortoise. Native to Tanzania, Kenya and Zambia. Its common name refers to the flat shape of its shell. The pancake tortoise has an un...

The African spurred tortoise is native to the Sahara Desert and the Sahel, a transitional ecoregion of semiarid grasslands, savannas, and thorn shrublands found in the countries of Burkina Faso, th...

The Mississippi map turtle, Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni, is a medium sized aquatic turlte lives in colonies and is native to the central United States.