Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle
Specialist Group
Table of Contents
Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises:
A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
Edited by
Anders G.J. Rhodin, Peter C.H. Pritchard, Peter Paul van Dijk,
Raymond A. Saumure, Kurt A. Buhlmann, John B. Iverson,
and Russell A. Mittermeier
Chelonian Research Monographs – Number 5
Published by Chelonian Research Foundation
Total 2008–2010 to date:
Published 45 accounts (covering 58 recognized taxa) plus 2 checklists,
399 pages, 82 authors, 87 photographers
Most recent account published on: 9 August 2010
2008 (Installment 1):
Published 21 accounts plus checklist, 181 pages
2009 (Installment 2):
Published 19 accounts plus checklist, 185 pages
2010 (Installment 3):
Published 5 accounts, 33 pages
Most recent account published on: 9 August 2010
Accounts already Published, or In press, or In prep., are listed here; any accounts listed as In prep., or not listed at all, are still available for new authors with relevant data for those species to be considered for authorship on the account, or to be considered to join existing authors as a co-author on the account. Please contact us at <RhodinCRF@aol.com> if you would like to be considered for an authorship role. We encourage potential contributors to volunteer to help.
TABLE of CONTENTS
Checklists
Current Version:
Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy and Synonymy, 2009 Update, with Conservation Status Summary. 000.v2
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group.
[Anders G.J. Rhodin, James F. Parham, Peter Paul van Dijk, and John B. Iverson]. 9 Dec 2009. 46 pp. (Download pdf)
Previous Version:
Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy and Synonymy. 000.v1
Anders G.J. Rhodin, Peter Paul van Dijk, and James F. Parham. 8 Dec 2008. 38 pp. (Download pdf)
Species Accounts
Testudines
Suborder Cryptodira
• Family Carettochelyidae
Carettochelys insculpta Ramsay 1886 – Pig-Nosed Turtle, Fly River Turtle. 009
Arthur Georges, J. Sean Doody, Carla Eisemberg, Erika A. Alacs, and Mark Rose. 13 Jun 2008. 17 pp. (Download pdf)
• Family Chelydridae
Chelydra acutirostris Peters 1862 – South American Snapping Turtle.
Vivian P. Páez, Brian C. Bock, and John L. Carr. In prep.
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus 1758) – Common Snapping Turtle.
Ronald J. Brooks, Gregory P. Brown, and Richard C. Vogt. In prep.
Macrochelys temminckii (Troost in Harlan 1835) – Alligator Snapping Turtle.
Peter C.H. Pritchard. In prep.
• Family Dermatemydidae
Dermatemys mawii Gray 1847 – Central American River Turtle, Tortuga Blanca, Hickatee.
Richard C. Vogt, John R. Polisar, Don Moll, and Gracia P. Syed. In prep.
• Family Emydidae
Actinemys marmorata (Baird and Girard 1852) – Western Pond Turtle, Pacific Pond Turtle. 001
R. Bruce Bury and David J. Germano. 15 May 2008. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Chrysemys picta (Schneider 1783) – Painted Turtle.
Joseph C. Mitchell. In prep.
Clemmys guttata (Schneider 1792) – Spotted Turtle.
Jacqueline D. Litzgus. In prep.
Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille 1801) – Chicken Turtle. 014
(includes D. r. reticularia, D. r. chrysea, and D. r. miaria)
Kurt A. Buhlmann, J. Whitfield Gibbons, and Dale R. Jackson. 26 Jun 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook 1838) – Blanding's Turtle. 015
Justin D. Congdon, Terry E. Graham, Tom B. Herman, Jeffrey W. Lang, Michael J. Pappas, and Bruce J. Brecke. 27 Jun 2008. 12 pp. (Download pdf)
Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus 1758) – European Pond Turtle.
Walter Sachsse and Uwe Fritz. In prep.
Glyptemys insculpta (Le Conte 1830) – Wood Turtle.
James H. Harding, John L. Behler, Ronald J. Brooks, Raymond A. Saumure, and Andrew D. Walde. In prep.
Glyptemys muhlenbergii (Schoepff 1801) – Bog Turtle.
Michael W. Klemens, John L. Behler, Ann B. Somers, Dennis W. Herman, and Bern W. Tryon. In prep.
Graptemys barbouri Carr and Marchand 1942 – Barbour’s Map Turtle.
Peter C.H. Pritchard. In prep.
Graptemys ernsti Lovich and McCoy 1992 – Escambia Map Turtle.
Jeffrey E. Lovich and C.J. McCoy. In prep.
Graptemys flavimaculata Cagle 1954 – Yellow-Blotched Sawback, Yellow-Blotched Map Turtle.
Will Selman and Robert L. Jones. In prep.
Graptemys geographica (LeSueur 1817) – Common Map Turtle.
Richard C. Vogt and John B. Iverson. In prep.
Graptemys gibbonsi Lovich and McCoy 1992 – Pascagoula Map Turtle, Pearl River Map Turtle, Gibbons' Map Turtle. 029
Jeffrey E. Lovich, Will Selman, and C.J. McCoy. 26 Oct 2009. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Graptemys nigrinoda Cagle 1954 – Black-Knobbed Map Turtle, Black-Knobbed Sawback. 005
(includes G. n. nigrinoda and G. n. delticola)
Emmett L. Blankenship, Brian P. Butterfield, and James C. Godwin. 15 May 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Graptemys oculifera (Baur 1890) – Ringed Map Turtle, Ringed Sawback. 033
Robert L. Jones and Will Selman. 20 Nov 2009. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Malaclemys terrapin (Schoepff 1793) – Diamondback Terrapin.
Willem M. Roosenburg and Joseph A. Butler. In prep.
Pseudemys alabamensis (Baur 1893) – Alabama Red-Bellied Cooter, Alabama Red-Bellied Turtle. 019
Christopher J. Leary, James L. Dobie, Thomas M. Mann, Peter S. Floyd, and David H. Nelson. 16 Jul 2008. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Pseudemys concinna (LeConte 1830) – River Cooter. 006
(includes P. c. concinna and P. c. suwanniensis)
Joseph P. Ward and Dale R. Jackson. 15 May 2008. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Pseudemys gorzugi Ward 1984 – Western River Cooter.
Joseph P. Ward and Charles W. Painter. In prep.
Pseudemys nelsoni Carr 1938 – Florida Red-Bellied Turtle. 041
Dale R. Jackson. 7 Aug 2010. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Pseudemys rubriventris (LeConte 1830) – Red-Bellied Turtle, Redbelly Turtle.
Terry E. Graham, Joseph C. Mitchell, and Harold W. Avery. In prep.
Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus 1758) – Common Box Turtle.
A. Ross Kiester. In prep.
Trachemys callirostris (Gray 1856) – Colombian Slider, Jicotea, Hicotea, Galapago, Morrocoy de Agua. 042
(includes T. c. callirostris and T. c. chichiriviche)
Brian C. Bock, Vivian P. Páez, and Juan M. Daza. 7 Aug 2010. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Trachemys gaigeae (Hartweg 1939) – Big Bend Slider, Mexican Plateau Slider, Jicotea de la Meseta Mexicana. 032
(includes T. g. gaigeae and T. g. hartwegi)
James N. Stuart and Joseph P. Ward. 16 Nov 2009. 12 pp. (Download pdf)
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff 1792) – Common Slider, Slider Turtle.
Don Moll, Kurt A. Buhlmann, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. In prep.
Trachemys stejnegeri (Schmidt 1928) – Central Antillean Slider.
Michael E. Seidel and Karen A. Bjorndal. In prep.
Trachemys terrapen (Bonnaterre 1789) – Jamaican Slider.
Michael E. Seidel, James Perran Ross, Tracey D. Tuberville, and Kurt A. Buhlmann. In prep.
• Family Geoemydidae
Batagur affinis (Cantor 1847) – Southern River Terrapin.
Edward O. Moll, Eng Heng Chan, Peter Paul van Dijk, and Steven G. Platt. In prep.
Batagur baska (Gray 1830) – Northern River Terrapin. 037
Edward O. Moll, Kalyar Platt, Steven G. Platt, Peter Praschag, and Peter Paul van Dijk. 8 Dec 2009. 10 pp. (Download pdf)
Batagur borneoensis (Schlegel and Müller 1844) – Painted Terrapin.
Edward O. Moll, Peter Paul van Dijk, and Dionysius S.K. Sharma. In prep.
Batagur dhongoka (Gray 1832) – Three-Striped Roofed Turtle.
R.J. Rao and Edward O. Moll. In prep.
Batagur kachuga (Gray 1831) – Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle.
R.J. Rao, Edward O. Moll, Shailendra Singh, and Brian D. Horne. In prep.
Batagur trivittata (Duméril and Bibron 1835) – Burmese Roofed Turtle.
Peter Paul van Dijk, Steven G. Platt, and Gerald Kuchling. In prep.
Cuora amboinensis (Riche in Daudin 1801) – Malayan Box Turtle.
Indraneil Das and Sabine Schoppe. In prep.
Cuora flavomarginata (Gray 1863) – Yellow-Margined Box Turtle. 035
(includes C. f. flavomarginata and C. f. evelynae)
Hidetoshi Ota, Yuichirou Yasukawa, Jinzhong Fu, and Tien-Hsi Chen. 27 Nov 2009. 10 pp. (Download pdf)
Cuora galbinifrons (Bourret 1939) – Indochinese Box Turtle.
Bryan L. Stuart and James R. Buskirk. In prep.
Cuora mouhotii (Gray 1862) – Keeled Box Turtle.
(includes C. m. mouhotii and C. m. obstii)
Indraneil Das and Peter Paul van Dijk. In press.
Geoclemys hamiltonii (Gray 1830) – Spotted Pond Turtle, Black Pond Turtle. 043
Indraneil Das and S. Bhupathy. 9 Aug 2010. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Geoemyda japonica Fan 1931 – Ryukyu Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle, Okinawa Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle. 002
Yuichirou Yasukawa and Hidetoshi Ota. 15 May 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Geoemyda spengleri (Gmelin 1789) – Common Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle.
Yuichirou Yasukawa and Hidetoshi Ota. In prep.
Hardella thurjii (Gray 1831) – Crowned River Turtle. 023
Indraneil Das and S. Bhupathy. 10 Apr 2009. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Leucocephalon yuwonoi (McCord, Iverson, and Boeadi 1995) – Sulawesi Forest Turtle, Kura-Kura Sulawesi. 039
Cris Hagen, Steven G. Platt, and Charles J. Innis. 9 Dec 2009. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Mauremys annamensis (Siebenrock 1903) – Annam Pond Turtle.
Timothy McCormack, Douglas B. Hendrie, Michael A. Ewert, John B. Iverson, Ronnie E. Hatcher, and J. Michael Goode. In prep.
Mauremys caspica (Gmelin 1774) – Caspian Terrapin.
Stephen D. Busack. In prep.
Mauremys japonica (Temminck and Schlegel 1835) – Japanese Pond Turtle. 003
Yuichirou Yasukawa, Takashi Yabe, and Hidetoshi Ota. 15 May 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Mauremys leprosa (Schweigger 1812) – Leprous Terrapin, Spanish Terrapin.
Stephen D. Busack. In prep.
Mauremys mutica (Cantor 1842) – Asian Yellow Pond Turtle.
Yuichirou Yasukawa, Takashi Yabe, John B. Iverson, Tien-Hsi Chen, and Hidetoshi Ota. In prep.
Mauremys reevesii (Gray 1831) – Reeves' Turtle, Chinese Three-Keeled Pond Turtle.
Jeffrey E. Lovich, Yuichirou Yasukawa, and Hidetoshi Ota. In prep.
Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes 1833) – Western Caspian Turtle.
Georgia Mantziou and Lina Rifai. In prep.
Mauremys sinensis (Gray 1834) – Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle.
Kent R. Beaman, Tien-Hsi Chen, and Shi Haitao. In prep.
Melanochelys tricarinata (Blyth 1856) – Tricarinate Hill Turtle, Three-Keeled Land Turtle. 025
Indraneil Das. 22 Sep 2009. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Melanochelys trijuga (Schweigger 1812) – Indian Black Turtle. 038
(includes M. t. trijuga, M. t. coronata, M. t. edeniana, M. t. indopeninsularis, M. t. parkeri, and M. t. thermalis)
Indraneil Das and S. Bhupathy. 8 Dec 2009. 9 pp. (Download pdf)
Morenia ocellata (Duméril and Bibron 1835) – Burmese Eyed Turtle. 044
Indraneil Das. 9 Aug 2010. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Morenia petersi Anderson 1879 – Indian Eyed Turtle. 045
Indraneil Das and Saibal Sengupta. 9 Aug 2010. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Pangshura sylhetensis Jerdon 1870 – Assam Roofed Turtle.
Indraneil Das and Saibal Sengupta. In prep.
Pangshura tentoria (Gray 1834) – Indian Tent Terrapin.
R.J. Rao and Edward O. Moll. In prep.
Rhinoclemmys annulata (Gray 1860) – Brown Wood Turtle, Neotropical Forest Turtle.
John L. Carr. In prep.
Rhinoclemmys areolata (Duméril and Bibron 1851) – Furrowed Wood Turtle, Black-Bellied Turtle, Mojena. 022
Richard C. Vogt, Steven G. Platt, and Thomas R. Rainwater. 24 Feb 2009. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Rhinoclemmys diademata (Mertens 1954) – Maracaibo Wood Turtle.
Peter C.H. Pritchard. In prep.
Rhinoclemmys funerea (Cope 1876) – Black River Turtle.
Rafael A. Acuña-Mesén and Don Moll. In prep.
Rhinoclemmys melanosterna (Gray 1861) – Colombian Wood Turtle.
John L. Carr. In prep.
Rhinoclemmys nasuta (Boulenger 1902) – Large-Nosed Wood Turtle, Chocoan River Turtle. 034
John L. Carr and Alan Giraldo. 24 Nov 2009. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima (Gray 1856) – Painted Wood Turtle, Red Turtle.
Rafael A. Acuña-Mesén and John L. Carr. In prep.
Rhinoclemmys rubida (Cope 1870) – Mexican Spotted Wood Turtle.
John L. Carr. In prep.
Sacalia bealei (Gray 1831) – Chinese Eyed Turtle.
Shi Haitao and Jinzhong Fu. In prep.
Sacalia quadriocellata (Siebenrock 1903) – Four-Eyed Turtle.
Shi Haitao, Michael Lau, and Jinzhong Fu. In prep.
Siebenrockiella leytensis (Taylor 1920) – Philippine Forest Turtle.
Arvin C. Diesmos, Sabine Schoppe, and James R. Buskirk. In prep.
Vijayachelys silvatica (Henderson 1912) – Cane Turtle.
Brian Groombridge, Peter Praschag, and Karthik Vasudevan. In prep.
• Family Kinosternidae
Kinosternon acutum (Gray 1831) – Tabasco Mud Turtle, Montero, Chechagua de Monte.
John B. Iverson and Richard C. Vogt. In prep.
Kinosternon baurii (Garman 1891) – Striped Mud Turtle.
Dawn S. Wilson. In prep.
Kinosternon dunni Schmidt 1947 – Dunn's Mud Turtle.
John B. Iverson. In prep.
Kinosternon hirtipes (Wagler 1830) – Mexican Rough-Footed Mud Turtle.
John B. Iverson. In prep.
Kinosternon integrum (LeConte 1854) – Mexican Mud Turtle.
John B. Iverson. In prep.
Kinosternon scorpioides (Linnaeus 1766) – Scorpion Mud Turtle.
James F. Berry. In prep.
Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare (Duméril and Bocourt 1870) – White-Throated Mud Turtle, Swanka Turtle.
German Forero-Medina and Olga V. Castaño-Mora. In prep.
Kinosternon sonoriense (LeConte 1854) – Sonoran Mud Turtle.
John B. Iverson. In prep.
Kinosternon subrubrum (Bonnaterre 1789) – Eastern Mud Turtle.
Walter E. Meshaka, Jr., J. Whitfield Gibbons, and Michael W. Klemens. In prep.
Sternotherus carinatus (Gray 1856) – Razorback Musk Turtle, Razor-Backed Musk Turtle. 012
Peter V. Lindeman. 21 Jun 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Sternotherus depressus Tinkle and Webb 1955 – Flattened Musk Turtle. 013
C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. 22 Jun 2008. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille 1801) – Common Musk Turtle, Stinkpot.
Joseph C. Mitchell. In prep.
• Family Platysternidae
Platysternon megacephalum (Gray 1831) – Big-Headed Turtle.
Peter C.H. Pritchard. In prep.
• Family Testudinidae
Aldabrachelys arnoldi (Bour 1982) – Arnold's Giant Tortoise. 028
Justin Gerlach. 18 Oct 2009. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812) – Aldabra Giant Tortoise.
Jeanne Mortimer and Bernard Devaux. In prep.
Aldabrachelys hololissa (Günther 1877) – Seychelles Giant Tortoise.
Justiin Gerlach. In prep.
Astrochelys radiata (Shaw 1802) – Radiated Tortoise, Sokake.
Thomas E.J. Leuteritz. In prep.
Astrochelys yniphora (Vaillant 1885) – Ploughshare Tortoise, Angonoka.
Richard E. Lewis, Angelo Ramy, and Miguel Pedrono. In prep.
Chersina angulata (Schweigger 1812) – Angulate Tortoise, South African Bowsprit Tortoise. 030
Margaretha D. Hofmeyr. 28 Oct 2009. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Geochelone platynota (Blyth 1863) – Burmese Star Tortoise, Kye Leik.
Steven G. Platt, Thanda Swe, Win Ko Ko, Khin Myo Myo, Thomas R. Rainwater, and David Emmett. In prep.
Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz 1857) – Berlandier's Tortoise, Texas Tortoise.
Richard T. Kazmaier. In prep.
Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler 1959 – Bolson Tortoise.
David J. Germano and R. Bruce Bury. In prep.
Indotestudo travancorica (Boulenger 1907) – Travancore Tortoise.
V. Deepak, Madhuri Ramesh, S. Bhupathy, and Karthik Vasudevan. In prep.
Kinixys lobatsiana Power 1927 – Lobatse Hinged Tortoise.
Donald G. Broadley and Richard C. Boycott. In prep.
Kinixys natalensis Hewitt 1935 – Natal Hinged Tortoise.
Richard C. Boycott and Donald G. Broadley. In prep.
• Family Trionychidae
Amyda cartilaginea (Boddaert 1770) – Asiatic Softshell Turtle, Siamese Softshell Turtle.
Peter A. Meylan, Edward O. Moll, and Peter Paul van Dijk. In prep.
Apalone ferox (Schneider 1783) – Florida Softshell Turtle.
Peter A. Meylan. In prep.
Apalone mutica (LeSueur 1827) – Smooth Softshell Turtle.
Robert G. Webb. In prep.
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur 1827) – Spiny Softshell Turtle, Tortuga Blanca.
Robert G. Webb. In prep.
Apalone spinifera atra (Webb and Legler 1960) – Black Spiny Softshell Turtle, Cuatrociénegas Softshell, Tortuga Concha Blanda, Tortuga Negra de Cuatrociénegas. 021
Adrián Cerdá-Ardura, Francisco Soberón-Mobarak, Suzanne E. McGaugh, and Richard C. Vogt. 9 Aug 2008. 4 pp. (Download pdf)
Chitra indica (Gray 1830) – Narrow-Headed Softshell Turtle. 027
Indraneil Das and Shailendra Singh. 16 Oct 2009. 7 pp. (Download pdf)
Chitra vandijki McCord and Pritchard 2003 – Myanmar Narrow-Headed Softshell Turtle, Zying Kyar Leik.
Steven G. Platt, Kalyar Platt, Win Ko Ko, and Thomas R. Rainwater. In prep.
Cycloderma frenatum Peters 1854 – Zambezi Flapshell Turtle, Nkhasi.
Donald G. Broadley and Walter Sachsse. In prep.
Lissemys punctata (Bonnaterre 1789) – Indian Flapshell Turtle.
S. Bhupathy and Robert G. Webb. In prep.
Lissemys scutata (Peters 1868) – Burmese Flapshell Turtle.
Robert G. Webb. In prep.
Nilssonia gangetica (Cuvier 1825) – Indian Softshell Turtle.
R.J. Rao and S. Bhupathy. In prep.
Nilssonia hurum (Gray 1830) – Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle.
Indraneil Das. In press.
Nilssonia leithii (Gray 1872) – Leith's Softshell Turtle.
Indraneil Das, Karthik Vasudevan, and B.C.H. Murthy. In press.
Nilssonia nigricans (Anderson 1875) – Black Softshell Turtle, Bostami Turtle.
M. Farid Ahsan and Peter Praschag. In prep.
Pelochelys bibroni (Owen 1853) – Striped New Guinea Giant Softshell Turtle.
Indraneil Das and Anders G.J. Rhodin. In prep.
Pelochelys cantorii Gray 1864 – Asian Giant Softshell Turtle. 011
Indraneil Das. 21 Jun 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelochelys signifera Webb 2003 – Speckled New Guinea Giant Softshell Turtle.
Robert G. Webb and Anders G.J. Rhodin. In prep.
Rafetus euphraticus (Daudin 1801) – Euphrates Softshell Turtle.
Ertan Taskavak, Mehmet K, Atatur, and Peter A. Meylan. In prep.
Suborder Pleurodira
• Family Chelidae
Acanthochelys macrocephala (Rhodin, Mittermeier, and McMorris 1984) – Big-Headed Pantanal Swamp Turtle, Pantanal Swamp Turtle. 040
Anders G.J. Rhodin, Sébastien Métrailler, Thomas Vinke, Sabine Vinke, Harald Artner, and Russell A. Mittermeier. 9 Dec 2009. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Chelodina burrungandjii Thomson, Kennett, and Georges 2000 – Sandstone Snake-Necked Turtle.
Scott Thomson, Rod Kennett, Anton Tucker, Nancy N. FitzSimmons, Phillipa Featherston, Erika A. Alacs, and Arthur Georges. In prep.
Chelodina longicollis (Shaw 1794) – Eastern Long-Necked Turtle, Common Long-Necked Turtle, Common Snake-Necked Turtle, 031
Rod Kennett, John Roe, Kate Hodges, and Arthur Georges. 13 Nov 2009. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Chelodina mccordi Rhodin 1994 – Roti Island Snake-Necked Turtle, McCord's Snake-Necked Turtle, Kura-Kura Rote. 008
(includes C. m. mccordi and C. m. roteensis)
Anders G.J. Rhodin, Bonggi R. Ibarrondo, and Gerald Kuchling. 15 May 2008. 8 pp. (Download pdf)
Chelodina oblonga (Gray 1841) – Oblong Turtle, Narrow-Breasted Snake-Necked Turtle.
Gerald Kuchling and Andrew A. Burbidge. In prep.
Chelodina pritchardi Rhodin 1994 – Pritchard's Snake-Necked Turtle.
Anders G.J. Rhodin. In prep.
Chelodina rugosa Ogilby 1890 – Northern Long-Necked Turtle.
Rod Kennett. In prep.
Chelodina steindachneri (Siebenrock 1914) – Plate-Shelled Turtle, Steindachner's Turtle, Dinner-Plate Turtle.
Gerald Kuchling and Andrew A. Burbidge. In prep.
Chelus fimbriata (Schneider 1783) – Matamata Turtle. 020
Peter C.H. Pritchard. 4 Aug 2008. 10 pp. (Download pdf)
Elseya albagula Thomson, Georges, and Limpus 2006 – Southern Snapping Turtle.
Scott Thomson, Colin J. Limpus, and Duncan Limpus. In prep.
Hydromedusa maximiliani (Mikan 1825) – Maximilian’s Snake-Necked Turtle, Brazilian Snake-Necked Turtle. 026
Franco L. Souza and Fernando I. Martins. 6 Oct 2009. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Hydromedusa tectifera Cope 1870 – Argentine Snake-Necked Turtle.
Peter C.H. Pritchard. In prep.
Mesoclemmys hogei (Mertens 1967) – Hoge's Sideneck Turtle.
Anders G.J. Rhodin, Russell A. Mittermeier, Gláucia Moreira Drummond, and Richard C. Vogt. In prep.
Mesoclemmys zuliae (Pritchard and Trebbau) – Zulia Toad-Headed Turtle.
Peter C.H. Pritchard. In prep.
Pseudemydura umbrina Siebenrock 1901 – Western Swamp Turtle, Western Swamp Tortoise.
Gerald Kuchling and Andrew A. Burbidge. In press.
Rhinemys rufipes (Spix 1824) – Red Amazon Sidenecked Turtle.
William E. Magnusson and Richard C. Vogt. In prep.
• Family Pelomedusidae
Pelomedusa subrufa (Lacépède 1788) – Helmeted Turtle, Helmeted Terrapin. 007
Richard C. Boycott and Ortwin Bourquin. 15 May 2008. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios adansonii (Schweigger 1812) – Adanson's Mud Turtle. 017
Roger Bour. 30 Jun 2008. 4 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios bechuanicus FitzSimons 1932 – Okavango Hinged Terrapin, Big-Headed Hinged Terrapin.
Donald G. Broadley. In prep.
Pelusios castanoides castanoides Hewitt 1931 – Yellow-Bellied Mud Turtle, Yellow-Bellied Hinged Terrapin.
Donald G. Broadley and Richard C. Boycott. In prep.
Pelusios castanoides intergularis Bour 1983 – Seychelles Yellow-Bellied Mud Turtle, Seychelles Chestnut-Bellied Terrapin. 010
Justin Gerlach. 20 Jun 2008. 4 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios rhodesianus Hewitt 1927 – Variable Mud Turtle, Variable Hinged Terrapin. 004
Donald G. Broadley and Richard C. Boycott. 15 May 2008. 3 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios seychellensis (Siebenrock 1906) – Seychelles Mud Turtle. 018
Roger Bour and Justin Gerlach. 1 Jul 2008. 3 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios sinuatus (Smith 1838) – Serrated Hinged Terrapin. 036
Donald G. Broadley and Richard C. Boycott. 8 Dec 2009. 5 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios subniger parietalis Bour 1983 – Seychelles Black Mud Turtle. 016
Justin Gerlach. 30 Jun 2008. 4 pp. (Download pdf)
Pelusios subniger subniger (Bonnaterre 1789) – Pan Hinged Terrapin.
Donald G. Broadley and Richard C. Boycott. In prep.
• Family Podocnemididae
Erymnochelys madagascariensis (Grandidier 1867) – Madagascan Big-Headed Turtle, Rere.
Gerald Kuchling, Charles Blanc, Juliette Velosoa, and Gerardo Garcia. In prep.
Peltocephalus dumerilianus (Schweigger 1812) – Big-Headed Sideneck Turtle, Cabeçudo.
Richard C. Vogt. In prep.
Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger 1812) – Giant South American River Turtle, Tartaruga, Arrau.
Richard C. Vogt. In prep.
Podocnemis lewyana Duméril 1852 – Magdalena River Turtle. 024
Vivian P. Páez, Adriana Restrepo, Mario Vargas-Ramirez, and Brian C. Bock. 13 Apr 2009. 6 pp. (Download pdf)
Podocnemis unifilis Troschel 1848 – Yellow-Spotted Amazon River Turtle, Tracaja, Terecay.
Richard C. Vogt and Pekka Soini. In prep.
Podocnemis vogli Müller 1935 – Llanos Sideneck Turtle, Savanna Sideneck Turtle, Galapago Llanero.
Peter C.H. Pritchard. In prep.