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Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
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Knight Anole
Anolis equestris
Knight Anole (Anolis equestris)
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Frilled Dragon
Chlamydosaurus kingii
Frilled Dragon (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
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Sulcata Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
The African spurred tortoise, also called the sulcata tortoise, is an endangered species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and the Sahel. It is the largest mainland species of tortoise in Africa, and the third-largest in the world, after the Galapagos tortoise and Aldabra giant tortoise. It is the only living species in its genus, Centrochelys.
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Hermann's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni
The Hermann's tortoise is a species of tortoise native to Europe.
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Greek Tortoise
Testudo graeca
Greek Tortoise (Testudo graeca)
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Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
The painted turtle is the most widespread native turtle of North America. It lives in relatively slow-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. They have been shown to prefer large wetlands with long periods of inundation and emergent vegetation. This species is one of the few that is specially adapted to tolerate freezing temperatures for extended periods of time due to an antifreeze-like substance in their blood that keeps their cells from freezing. This turtle is a member of the genus Chrysemys, which is part of the pond turtle family Emydidae. Fossils show that the painted turtle existed 15 million years ago. Three regionally based subspecies evolved during the last ice age. The southern painted turtle (C. dorsalis) is alternately considered the only other species in Chrysemys, or another subspecies of C. picta.
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Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)
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Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
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Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)
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Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
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Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera)
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Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis)
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Redfoot Tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonarius
Redfoot Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
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Yellowfoot Tortoise
Chelonoidis denticulatus
Yellowfoot Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus)
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Pancake Tortoise
Malacochersus tornieri
Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)
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Star Tortoise
Geochelone elegans
Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans)
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Marginated Tortoise
Testudo marginata
Marginated Tortoise (Testudo marginata)
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Elongated Tortoise
Indotestudo elongata
Elongated Tortoise (Indotestudo elongata)
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Yellow-Bellied Slider
Trachemys scripta scripta
Yellow-Bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
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