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The flatback sea turtle, aka Australian flatback sea turtle, is the only sea turtle listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN. These turtles hail from northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments; over-collection […]

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The Asian giant softshell turtle, aka Cantor’s giant softshell turtle or the frog-faced softshell turtle, vanished from most of their range in the 20th century. These turtles face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, marine and freshwater aquaculture, mining, quarrying, dams […]

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The western swamp turtle, aka western swamp tortoise (although it isn’t a tortoise at all), is a species of freshwater turtle that hails from Perth, Australia. These turtles face the threats of habitat destruction and fragmentation; predation by introduced invasive species like foxes; climate change which causes drier winters from […]

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The Kleinmann’s tortoise, aka Egyptian tortoise, Leith’s tortoise, or Negev tortoise, is the smallest species of tortoise in the Northern Hemisphere. They are native to Libya and likely extinct in Egypt. These tortoises face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, tourism, […]

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The golden coin turtle, aka Chinese three-banded box turtle or the Chinese three-striped box turtle, hails from Hainan. These turtles face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, both marine and freshwater aquaculture; hunting; trapping; over-harvesting; and invasive species, that can bring […]

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Hailing from southeastern United States it’s the chicken turtle. These critters are the only extant member of the genus Deirochelys and a member of the freshwater marsh turtle family Emydidae. These turtles face the threats of habitat loss; vehicle strike, being hit by vehicles; and predation of juveniles and eggs. […]

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Welcome in 1 of the world’s most endangered turtles, the Burmese roofed turtle, which appears to be constantly smiling. They are freshwater turtles that are endemic to the rivers of Myanmar. Once abundant throughout their range these terrapins suffered a rapid decline to the point that they were once considered […]

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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 commercial developments; roads and railroads, that divide […]

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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, and in the mountains of northern and central Vietnam. Sadly, […]

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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 destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, fires, and fire suppression; hunting; and trapping. The IUCN lists these […]

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