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Acanthochelys macrocephala Acanthochelys pallidipectoris Acanthochelys radiolata Acanthochelys spixii Acanthochelys chacoensis Amyda cartilaginea Apalone ferox Apalone mutica Apalone spinifera Aspideretes gangeticus Aspideretes hurum Aspideretes leithii Aspideretes nigricans Batagur baska Callagur borneoensis Carettochelys insculpta Chelodina expansa Chelodina longicollis Chelodina novaeguineae Chelodina oblonga Chelodina parkeri Chelodina rugosa Chelodina siebenrocki Chelodina steindachneri Chelodina reimanni Chelodina mccordi Chelodina pritchardi Chelus fimbriata Chelydra serpentina Chersina angulata Chinemys nigricans Chinemys reevesii Chitra indica Chrysemys picta Cistoclemmys flavomarginata Cistoclemmys galbinifrons Claudius angustatus Clemmys guttata Clemmys insculpta Clemmys marmorata Clemmys muhlenbergii Cuora amboinensis Cuora trifasciata Cuora yunnanensis Cuora pani Cuora aurocapitata Cuora mccordi Cuora zhoui Cyclanorbis elegans Cyclanorbis senegalensis Cyclemys dentata Cyclemys tcheponensis Cycloderma aubryi Cycloderma frenatum Deirochelys reticularia Dermatemys mawii Dogania subplana Elseya dentata Elseya latisternum Elseya novaeguineae Elusor macrurus Emydoidea blandingii Emydura australis Emydura krefftii Emydura macquarrii Emydura signata Emydura subglobosa Emydura victoriae Emys orbicularis Erymnochelys madagascariensis Geochelone carbonaria Geochelone chilensis Geochelone denticulata Geochelone elegans Geochelone nigra Geochelone gigantea Geochelone pardalis Geochelone platynota Geochelone radiata Geochelone sulcata Geochelone yniphora Geoclemys hamiltonii Geoemyda spengleri Geoemyda depressa Geoemyda leytensis Geoemyda silvatica Geoemyda japonica Gopherus agassizii Gopherus berlandieri Gopherus flavomarginatus Gopherus polyphemus Graptemys barbouri Graptemys caglei Graptemys flavimaculata Graptemys geographica Graptemys nigrinoda Graptemys oculifera Graptemys ouachitensis Graptemys pseudogeographica Graptemys pulchra Graptemys versa Graptemys gibbonsi Graptemys ernsti Hardella thurjii Heosemys grandis Heosemys spinosa Hieremys annandalii Homopus areolatus Homopus boulengeri Homopus femoralis Homopus signatus Homopus bergeri Hydromedusa maximiliani Hydromedusa tectifera Indotestudo elongata Indotestudo forstenii Kachuga dhongoka Kachuga kachuga Kachuga smithii Kachuga sylhetensis Kachuga tecta Kachuga tentoria Kachuga trivittata Kinixys belliana Kinixys erosa Kinixys homeana Kinixys natalensis Kinosternon acutum Kinosternon alamosae Kinosternon angustipons Kinosternon baurii Kinosternon creaseri Kinosternon dunni Kinosternon flavescens Kinosternon herrerai Kinosternon hirtipes Kinosternon integrum Kinosternon leucostomum Kinosternon oaxacae Kinosternon scorpioides Kinosternon sonoriense Kinosternon subrubrum Kinosternon chimalhuaca Leucocephalon yuwonoi Lissemys punctata Lissemys scutata Macrochelys temminckii Malaclemys terrapin Malacochersus tornieri Malayemys subtrijuga Manouria emys Manouria impressa Mauremys annamensis Mauremys caspica Mauremys japonica Mauremys leprosa Mauremys mutica Mauremys iversoni Melanochelys tricarinata Melanochelys trijuga Morenia ocellata Morenia petersi Nilssonia formosa Ocadia sinensis Ocadia philippeni Ocadia glyphistoma Orlitia borneensis Palea steindachneri Pelochelys bibroni Pelochelys cantori Pelodiscus sinensis Pelomedusa subrufa Peltocephalus dumerilianus Pelusios adansonii Pelusios bechuanicus Pelusios carinatus Pelusios castaneus Pelusios castanoides Pelusios chapini Pelusios gabonensis Pelusios nanus Pelusios niger Pelusios rhodesianus Pelusios seychellensis Pelusios sinuatus Pelusios subniger Pelusios upembae Pelusios williamsi Pelusios broadleyi Phrynops dahli Phrynops geoffroanus Phrynops gibbus Phrynops hilarii Phrynops hogei Phrynops nasutus Phrynops rufipes Phrynops tuberculatus Phrynops vanderhaegei Phrynops williamsi Phrynops zuliae Phrynops raniceps Platemys platycephala Platysternon megacephalum Podocnemis erythrocephala Podocnemis expansa Podocnemis lewyana Podocnemis sextuberculata Podocnemis unifilis Podocnemis vogli Psammobates geometricus Psammobates oculifera Psammobates tentorius Pseudemydura umbrina Pseudemys alabamensis Pseudemys gorzugi Pseudemys floridana Pseudemys nelsoni Pseudemys rubriventris Pseudemys texana Pseudemys peninsularis Pseudemys concinna Pseudemys suwanniensis Pyxidea mouhotii Pyxis arachnoides Pyxis planicauda Rafetus euphraticus Rafetus swinhoei Rheodytes leukops Rhinoclemmys annulata Rhinoclemmys areolata Rhinoclemmys diademata Rhinoclemmys funerea Rhinoclemmys melanosterna Rhinoclemmys nasuta Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima Rhinoclemmys punctularia Rhinoclemmys rubida Sacalia bealei Sacalia pseudocellata Sacalia quadriocellata Siebenrockiella crassicollis Staurotypus salvinii Staurotypus triporcatus Sternotherus carinatus Sternotherus depressus Sternotherus minor Sternotherus odoratus Terrapene carolina Terrapene coahuila Terrapene nelsoni Terrapene ornata Testudo graeca Testudo hermanni Testudo horsfieldii Testudo kleinmanni Testudo marginata Trachemys decorata Trachemys decussata Trachemys ornata Trachemys scripta Trachemys stejnegeri Trachemys terrapen Trachemys gaigeae Trachemys dorbigni Trachemys adiutrix Trionyx triunguis
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Adanson's Mud Turtle African Dwarf Mud Turtle African Forest Turtle African Keeled Mud Turtle African Pancake Tortoise African Softshell Turtle African Spurred Tortoise Alabama Map Turtle Alabama Red-bellied Turtle Alamos Mud Turtle Aldabra Tortoise Alligator Snapping Turtle Amazon Toad-headed Turtle American Red-bellied Turtle Angonoka Annam Leaf Turtle Arakan Forest Turtle Asian Brown Tortoise Asian Giant Softshell Turtle Asian Leaf Turtle Asiatic Softshell Turtle Assam Roofed Turtle Aubry's Flapshell Turtle Australian Big-headed Turtle Barbour's Map Turtle Beaked Cape Tortoise Beal's Eyed turtle Bell's Hinge-back Tortoise Berger's Cape tortoise Berlandier's Tortoise Big Bend Slider Big-headed Amazon River Turtle Big-headed Turtle Black Marsh Turtle Black Softshell Turtle Black Wood Turtle Black-breasted Leaf Turtle Black-knobbed Map Turtle Blanding's Turtle Bog Turtle Bolson Tortoise Boulenger's Cape Tortoise Brazilian Radiolated Swamp Turtle Brazilian Slider Brazilian Snake-necked Turtle Brisbane Short-necked Turtle Brown Roofed Turtle Brown Wood Turtle Burmese Eyed Turtle Burmese Flapshell Turtle Burmese Peacock Softshell Turtle Burmese Roofed Turtle Burmese Star Tortoise Cagle's Map Turtle Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle Caspian Turtle Central African Mud Turtle Central American River Turtle Central Antillean Slider Central Asian Tortoise Chaco Side-necked Turtle Chaco Tortoise Chicken Turtle Chinese Softshell Turtle Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle Coahuilan Box Turtle Cochin Forest Cane Turtle Colombian Wood Turtle Common Box Turtle Common Cooter Common Map Turtle Common Mud Turtle Common Musk Turtle Common Slider Common Snapping Turtle Common Spider Tortoise Common Toad-headed Turtle Common snake-necked Turtle Creaser's Mud Turtle Crowned River Turtle Dahl's Toad-headed Turtle Desert Tortoise Diamondback Terrapin Dunn's Mud Turtle East African Black Mud Turtle East African Serrated Mud Turtle Egyptian Tortoise Elongated Tortoise Escambia Map Turtle Euphrates Softshell Turtle European Pond Turtle False Map Turtle False-eyed Turtle Fitzroy River Turtle Flat-shelled Spider Tortoise Flattened Musk Turtle Florida Red-bellied Turtle Florida Softshell Turtle Four-eyed Turtle Fujian Pond Turtle Furrowed Wood Turtle Galapagos Tortoise Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle Geometric Tortoise Giant Asian Pond Turtle Giant Snake-necked Turtle Gibba Turtle Gopher Tortoise Guangxi Stripe-necked Turtle Helmeted Turtle Hermann's Tortoise Herrera's Mud Turtle Hilaire's Side-necked Turtle Hispaniolan Slider Hoge's Side-necked Turtle Home's Hinge-back Tortoise Impressed Tortoise Indian Black Turtle Indian Eyed Turtle Indian Flapshell Turtle Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle Indian Roofed Turtle Indian Softshell Turtle Indian Star Tortoise Indian Tent Turtle Indochinese Box Turtle Jalisco Mud Turtle Jamaican Slider Japanese Pond Turtle Karroo Cape Tortoise Keeled Box Turtle Krefft's River Turtle Large-nosed Wood Turtle Leith's Softshell Turtle Leopard Tortoise Loggerhead Musk Turtle Madagascan Big-headed Turtle Magdalena River Turtle Malayan Snail-eating Turtle Malayan Softshell Turtle Malaysian Giant Turtle Maracaibo Wood Turtle Marginated Tortoise Mary River Turtle Matamata Turtle McCord's Box Turtle Mediterranean Turtle Mexican Giant Musk Turtle Mexican Mud Turtle Mexican Rough-footed Mud Turtle Mexican Spotted Wood Turtle Murray River Turtle Narrow-breasted Snake-necked Turtle Narrow-bridged Mud Turtle Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Natal Hinge-back Tortoise New Guinea Snake-necked Turtle New Guinea Snapping Turtle North Antillean Slider Northern Australian Snake-necked Turtle Northern Australian Snapping Turtle Nubian Flapshell Turtle Oaxaca Mud Turtle Okavango Mud Turtle Orbigny's Slider Ornate Box Turtle Ornate Slider Ouachita Map Turtle Pacific Coast Giant Musk Turtle Pacific Pond Turtle Painted Turtle Painted Wood Turtle Painted terrapin Pan's Box Turtle Pantanal Swamp Turtle Pantanal Swamp Turtle Parker's Snake-necked Turtle Pascagoula Map Turtle Peninsula Cooter Philippen's Stripe-necked Turtle Philippine Pond Turtle Pig-nose Turtle Pritchard's Snake-necked Turtle Radiated Tortoise Razor-backed Musk Turtle Red Side-necked Turtle Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle Red-crowned Roofed Turtle Red-footed Tortoise Red-headed River Turtle Red-necked Pond Turtle Reeves' Turtle Reimann's Snake-necked Turtle Ringed Map Turtle Rio Grande Cooter River Cooter River Terrapin Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle Ryuku Leaf Turtle Savanna Side-necked Turtle Scorpion Mud Turtle Senegal Flapshell Turtle Serrated Hinge-back Tortoise Serrated Snapping Turtle Serrated Tortoise Seychelles Mud Turtle Shanghai Softshell Turtle Siebenrock's Snake-necked Turtle Six-tubercled River Turtle Smooth Softshell Turtle Sonora Mud Turtle South African Bowsprit Tortoise South American River Turtle South American Snake-necked Turtle South American Yellow-footed Tortoise Southeast Asian Box Turtle Speckled Cape Tortoise Spiny Softshell Turtle Spiny Turtle Spiny-neck Turtle Spot-legged Turtle Spotted Box Turtle Spotted Pond Turtle Spotted Turtle Spur-thighed Tortoise Steindachner's Snake-necked Turtle Stripe-necked Leaf Turtle Striped Mud Turtle Sulawesi Forest Turtle Suwannee Cooter Tabasco mud turtle Tent Tortoise Texas Cooter Texas Map Turtle Three-striped Roofed Turtle Travancore Tortoise Tricarinate Hill Turtle Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle Turkana Mud Turtle Twist-necked Turtle Upemba Mud Turtle Vanderhaege's Toad-headed Turtle Variable Mud Turtle Victoria Short-necked Turtle Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle West African Black Turtle West African Mud Turtle Western Swamp Turtle White-lipped Mud Turtle Williams' Mud Turtle Williams' Side-necked Turtle Wood Turtle Yellow Mud Turtle Yellow Pond Turtle Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle Yellow-blotched Map Turtle Yellow-headed Box Turtle Yellow-headed Temple Turtle Yellow-margined Box Turtle Yellow-spotted River Turtle Yunnan Box Turtle Zambezi Flapshell Turtle Zhuo's Box Turtle Zulia Toad-headed Turtle
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