Chicken Turtle

Reptiles > Turtles

The Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) is a uniquely elegant, long-necked freshwater turtle native to the sluggish cypress swamps and ephemeral ponds of the American Southeast. Famously named during the nineteenth century because early American settlers...

Pacific Coast Giant Musk Turtle

Reptiles > Turtles & Tortoises

The Pacific Coast Giant Musk Turtle (Staurotypus salvinii), also known as the Pacific Giant Staurotypus or Salvin’s Musk Turtle, is a formidable, prehistoric-looking freshwater reptile in the family Kinosternidae. Inhabiting the tropical lowland waters of the...

Mekong Snail-eating Turtle

Reptiles > Turtles & Tortoises

The Mekong Snail-eating Turtle (Malayemys subtrijuga) is a highly specialized, durophagous freshwater turtle native to the fertile river valleys and flooded agricultural lowlands of the lower Mekong River basin. Belonging to the family Geoemydidae, this distinctive...