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- Radiated Tortoise. The radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) is native to southern Madagascar but is also found in smaller numbers in other parts of the island.
- Painted Terrapin. The painted terrapin (Batagur borneoensis) is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The IUCN lists it not only as critically endangered but also as one of the 25 most endangered freshwater turtles on earth.
- Angonoka Tortoise. The angonoka tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora), also known as the ploughshare tortoise, is found only in the Baly Bay region of northwestern Madagascar.
- Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle. The Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is found in the Atlantic Ocean along the east coast of the United States. Although the species is found as far north as New Jersey, populations are most abundant in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Assam Roofed Turtle
- Chinese Three-Striped Box Turtle
- McCord’s Box Turtle
- Pan’s Box Turtle
- Indochinese Box Turtles
- Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle
- Flattened Musk Turtle
- Asian Narrow-Headed Softshell Turtle
- Black Softshell Turtle
- Burmese Peacock Softshell
Quick Facts 1. Family:Geoemydidae 2. Binomial Name: Pangshura sylhetensis 3. Carapace Length:3.9 to 7.3 inches (10 to 18.5 cm) 4. Population Trend:Decreasing This is a rare turtle species endemic to India. The species is known to reach a carapace length of 8 inches although the expected cara[ace length is 4 to 7.3 inches. The carapace of the specie...
Quick Facts 1. Family:Geoemydidae 2. Binomial Name: Cuora trifasciata 3. Carapace Length:9.4 inches (24 cm) 4. Diet in the Wild:Fish, frogs, crabs, carrion, snails, insects 5. Population Trend:Decreasing The species is endemic to China. The Chinese three-striped box turtle’s historic geographic range comprised southern China – Hainan province, Hong...
Quick Facts 1. Family:Geoemydidae 2. Binomial Name: Cuora mccordi 3. Carapace Length:5.5 to 7.2 inches (14 to 18 cm) 4. Population Trend:Unknown The McCord’s Box turtle is believed to be extinct in the wild although it is currently listed as critically endangered. No wild specimens have been recorded since 2010. Very little is known about the speci...
Quick Facts 1. Family:Geoemydidae 2. Binomial Name: Cuora pani 3. Carapace Length:4.1 to 7.7 inches (10.5 to 19.5 cm) 4. Population Trend:Unknown Little is known about this critically endangered turtle species. It is known to be endemic to Hubei, Sichuan, and Shaanxi provinces in china. You can find this species in fast-moving streams of the Yangtz...
Quick Facts 1. Family:Geoemydidae 2. Binomial Name: Cuora galbinifrons 3. Carapace Length:(15–20 cm) 4. Weight:1.8 to 2.6 lb (0.8 to 1.2 kg) 5. Population Trend:Decreasing This is a predominantly terrestrial freshwater turtle that is endemic in southern Guangxi province & Hainan Island in China, northeastern Laos, and northern Viet Nam (possibly as...
Quick Facts 1. Family:Geoemydidae 2. Binomial Name: Batagur kachuga 3. Carapace Length:22 inches (56 cm) 4. Weight:55 lb (25 kg) 5. Diet in the Wild:Aquatic plants 6. Population Trend:Decreasing Batagur kachugais a freshwater turtle that is endemic in South Asia. This turtle is known as the red-crowned roofed turtle because of the red coloration on...
Quick Facts 1. Family: Kinosternidae 2. Binomial Name: Sternotherus depressus 3. Average Adult Size: 3 to 4 inches 4. Lifespan: 20+ years Diet in the Wild:(carnivorous) aquatic invertebrates such as snails and mussels This chelonian is referred to as the flattened musk turtlesince the carapace is quite flattened (depressed) when compared to other m...
Quick Facts 1. Family:Trionychidae 2. Binomial Name: Chitra chitra 3. Carapace Length:59 inches (150 cm) 4. Weight:220 to 560 lbs (100 to 254 kg) 5. Population Trend:Decreasing C. chitra has two recognized subspecies. These include C. c. chitra which is endemic in Thailand and Malaysia; and C. c. javanensiswhich is endemic in Sumatra and Java, both...
Quick Facts 1. Family:Trionychidae 2. Binomial Name: Nilssonia nigricans 3. Carapace Length:35.5 inches (90 cm) 4. Weight:120 lb (54.5 kg) 5. Lifespan:100+ years 6. Population Trend:Decreasing N. nigricans there are very few individuals of this species still alive. The species is endemic in Assam. Most of the individuals are endemic in the Bayazid ...
Quick Facts 1. Family:Trionychidae 2. Binomial Name: Nilssonia formosa 3. Population Trend:Decreasing N. formosais endemic to Burma (Myanmar) as you may have figured out from the common name. The species may be endemic to Thailand and Yunnan in China. In Myanmar, the species can mostly be found in the Sittaung river, the Chindwin river, and the Aye...
Three species of sea turtle are now classified as endangered, with two of those being critically endangered. WWF is committed to stopping the decline of sea turtles and works for the recovery of the species.
Six of the seven sea turtle species are classified as threatened, endangered, or critically endangered, due largely to human impact in the form of hunting, bycatch in fishing nets, pollution,...
With new, turtle-excluding fishing nets and better protection of their nesting beaches, the species has begun to recover. An estimated 8,000 females nested last year.
Abstract: As part of a comprehensive strategy to highlight and help prioritize urgently needed conservation action for the most critically endangered turtles and tortoises in the world, the Turtle Conservation Coalition have highlighted the Top 25 most endangered species every four years since 2003. In this third installment, more than 25 ...
Kemp's ridleys have been designated as endangered since 1970 under the Endangered Species Act, and are internationally listed as critically endangered. They’re considered the most seriously endangered of the sea turtle species.
