Turtles & tortoises: where they live

Maps and quick facts for 46 turtles & tortoises (leatherback sea turtle, green sea turtle, common snapping turtle, alligator snapping turtle, loggerhead sea turtle). Each animal page shows a representative wild record and the countries where open-licence GBIF records place it. Show turtles & tortoises on the world map

All 46 turtles & tortoises

Testudinidae 15

• African spurred tortoise Centrochelys sulcata
• Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea
• Asian forest tortoise Manouria emys
• Central Asian tortoise Testudo horsfieldii
• Chersobius signatus Homopus signatus
• Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii
• Gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus
• Greek tortoise Testudo graeca
• Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni
• Indian star tortoise Geochelone elegans
• Leopard tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis
• Marginated tortoise Testudo marginata
• Radiated tortoise Astrochelys radiata
• Red-footed tortoise Chelonoidis carbonaria
• Yellow-footed tortoise Chelonoidis denticulatus

Emydidae 9

• Blanding's turtle Emydoidea blandingii
• Bog turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii
• Common box turtle Terrapene carolina
• Diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin
• European pond turtle Emys orbicularitosa
• Painted turtle Chrysemys picta
• Pond slider Trachemys scripta
• Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata
• Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta

Cheloniidae 5

• Flatback sea turtle Natator depressus
• Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
• Kemp's ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii
• Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
• Olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea

Trionychidae 5

• Asian giant softshell turtle Pelochelys cantorii
• Chinese softshell turtle Pelodiscus sinensis
• Florida softshell turtle Apalone ferox
• Indian flapshell turtle Lissemys punctata
• Spiny softshell turtle Apalone spinifera

Chelidae 3

• Eastern long-necked turtle Chelodina longicollis
• Mary River turtle Elusor macrurus
• Mata mata Chelus fimbriatus

Chelydridae 2

• Alligator snapping turtle Macrochelys temminckii
• Common snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina

Geoemydidae 2

• Amboina box turtle Cuora amboinensis
• Chinese pond turtle Mauremys reevesii

Carettochelyidae 1

• Pig-nosed turtle Carettochelys insculpta

Dermochelyidae 1

• Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea

Kinosternidae 1

• Sternotherus odoratus Sternotherus odoratus

Platysternidae 1

• Big-headed turtle Platysternon megacephalum

Podocnemididae 1

• Arrau turtle Podocnemis expansa