THE COUNTRY Nepal ABOUT THE ANIMAL Common Name: Indian Peacock Softshell TurtleScientific Name: Nilssonia hurum ABOUT THE INDIAN PEACOCK SOFTSHELL TURTLE The Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle is native to South Asia,…

THE COUNTRY Greece ABOUT THE ANIMAL Common Name: Eastern Hermann’s Tortoise Scientific Name: Testudo hermanni boettgeri APPEARANCE AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF THE EASTERN HERMANN’S TORTOISE The Eastern Hermann’s Tortoise (Testudo…

support this project SUMMARY Across South Asia, turtles are traded illegally on a massive scale. They are taken from the wild and sold not only into the global pet trade…

THE COUNTRY USA ABOUT THE ANIMAL Common Name: Flattened Musk TurtleScientific Name: Sternotherus depressus MEET AMERICAS SMALLEST AND RAREST TURTLE The Flattened Musk Turtle (Sternotherus depressus) is the smallest and…

THE COUNTRY Turkey ABOUT THE ANIMAL Common Name: Eiselt's Pond TurtleScientific Name: Emys orbicularis eiselti THE HISTORY OF THE SUBSPECIES During collecting expeditions in southern Turkey in 1966 and 1972, Josef…

THE COUNTRY Hong Kong, China ABOUT THE ANIMAL Common Name: Three-Striped Box TurtleScientific Name:Cuora trifasciata INTRODUCTION This turtle, also known as the “golden coin turtle” in China, has a long…