The common snapping turtle, aka northern snapping turtle, can be found throughout southeastern Canada and most of the United States. These turtles are renown for their defensive and combative temperament. They face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential and
The four-eyed turtle is so named for the 2 bright yellow or green spots located on the back of their head, known as eyespots. They hail from southern China and Hainan, in the Annamite Mountains, the northeastern region of Laos,
The ploughshare tortoise, aka angonoka tortoise, angonoka, Madagascar tortoise, or Madagascar angulated tortoise is severely threatened by poaching for the illegal pet trade. They also face the threats of habitat loss and
The Florida softshell turtle is sometimes confused with the snake-necked turtles of Australia or the Argentine snake-necked turtle of South America. However, there are differences not only in the obvious locales but also in
The painted turtle is the only North American aquatic turtle species that can be found throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico. They extend from the west coast to the east coast of all 3 countries. Even though they
The red-crowned roofed turtle, aka Bengal roof turtle, hails from northeast India and Nepal. They prefer deeper flowing freshwater river habitats. Due to habitat segregation at the hands of dam constructions; harvesting
The spotted turtle is a small, semi-aquatic turtle that hails from Canada and the eastern United States. They prefer marshes, flooded forests, wet meadows, bogs, and woodland stream habitats. Unfortunately, these little
The northern river terrapin, aka tuntung, only remains in India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh. They are extinct from their other locales. These aquatic turtles prefer large rivers, tidal areas in estuaries, and mangrove forests.
The bog turtle can be found in the eastern and northeastern United States. They prefer bogs, calcareous wetlands (locations containing lime), meadows, spring seeps, marshes, and habitats containing both wet and dry regions.
The radiated tortoise, aka sokake, hails from southern Madagascar. Although, they have been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius. In true tortoise fashion, they like it hot and dry. These tortoises prefer dry forests, thorn
