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Types of Land Turtles

Asian box ​Turtle​
Asian box ​Turtle​

Asian box turtles are turtles of the genus Cuora in the family Geoemydidae. There are about 12 species. The keeled box turtle (Pyxidea mouhotii syn. Cuora mouhotii) is often included in this genus, or separated in the monotypic genus Pyxidea.

Box Turtles​
Box Turtles​

Land turtles can be fun and rewarding pets. They include box turtles and all kinds of tortoises. Before you choose your land turtle, keep in mind that they typically need both indoor and outdoor environments in order to be healthy.

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Carbonemys​
Carbonemys​

An in-depth profile of Carbonemys, including this prehistoric turtle's characteristics, behavior and habitat.

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Chelidae​
Chelidae​

The Chelidae are one of three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira and are commonly called the Austro-South American side-neck turtles. The family is distributed in Australia, New Guinea, parts of Indonesia, and throughout most of South America.

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Cryptodira​
Cryptodira​

Cryptodira (Greek: hidden neck) is a suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.Cryptodira differ from Pleurodira (side-neck turtles) in that they lower their necks and pull the heads straight back into the shells, instead of folding their necks sideways along the body under the shells' marginals.

Kinosternidae​
Kinosternidae​

The Kinosternidae are a family of mostly small turtles that includes the mud turtles and musk turtles. The family contains 25 species within four genera, but taxonomic reclassification is an ongoing process, so many sources vary on the exact numbers of species and subspecies. They inhabit slow-moving bodies of water, often with soft, muddy bottoms and abundant vegetation.

Mud Turtles​
Mud Turtles​

Mud turtles refer to the small semi-aquatic freshwater turtles. This species of turtle is generally found living on land and water. The color of their outer shell is generally olive to dark brown.

Pelomedusa​
Pelomedusa​

Captive care, feeding, housing, breeding, and research pertaining to the African helmeted turtle, Pelomedusa subrufa. Includes DIY plans for plywood tanks, ponds, bio-filters, and incubators.

Pleurodira​
Pleurodira​

Turtles live all over the world in almost every type of climate. According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), the turtle order, Testudines (or Chelonia), splits into two suborders, Cryptodira and Pleurodira, and then further splits into 13 families, 75 genera and more than 300 species.

Pond Turtles​
Pond Turtles​

Land Area: Turtles do like to get out for a stroll, so include some land around the pond in your fenced area. Hiding areas: Provide hiding spots and shaded areas both in the water and out of the water.

Sea Turtle​
Sea Turtle​

Sea Turtles vs Land Turtles The names sea turtle and land turtle are a little bit confused among most of general people, as the scientific means are somewhat different. Therefore, a proper understanding would be beneficial for anyone.

Snapping ​Turtles​
Snapping ​Turtles​

The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a large freshwater turtle of the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern Canada, southwest to the edge of the Rocky Mountains, as far east as Nova Scotia and Florida.

Softshell ​Turtles​
Softshell ​Turtles​

Softshell turtles have exactly the sort of shell the name suggests, being more like leather than the hard bony material of other turtles. Softshells have lost most of the bone of the typical turtle shell and all the horny scales.

Tortoise​
Tortoise​

As turtles generally prefer to live in water, the shell of a turtle is flat and streamlined to aid in swimming and diving, while the shell of a tortoise, which lives on land, is rather large and dome-shaped to provide protection from predators.

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