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Black Marsh Turtle
The Black Marsh Turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis), also called the Siamese temple turtle, is a medium-sized black freshwater turtle from Southeast Asia. Wild numbers are low, but captive-bred individuals now meet demand. An IUCN Vulnerable species, it is not for beginners.
Pan’s Box Turtle
Pan's Box Turtle (Cuora pani) is a small, China-endemic box turtle and a Class II nationally protected species. Rare in the wild and in trade — individual animals can fetch tens of thousands of yuan — it is a prized but legally restricted species that should only be kept where explicitly permitted.
Checkered Keelback
The Checkered Keelback (Xenochrophis piscator), known in Chinese as Yu You She (aliases Yu She, Cao Hua She), is a common, semi-aquatic, non-venomous snake across southern and eastern Asia. It is bold and readily strikes when threatened, so cautious handling is required despite its lack of venom.
Bog Turtle
The Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) is one of the smallest turtles in the world and among the most endangered. A secretive, semi-aquatic emydid of the northeastern United States, it spends much of its life buried in wetland mud and is strictly protected across its entire range.
Pritchard’s Turtle
Pritchard's turtle (Mauremys pritchardi) is a Geoemydidae turtle found in China and Japan. Its looks blend the Chinese pond turtle and the yellow pond turtle, and some researchers believe it is a natural hybrid — though that is not officially recognised.
Red-headed Side-necked Turtle
The red-headed side-necked turtle (Platemys platycephala) is a flat-headed South American side-neck from the Amazon and Orinoco basins, with a dark orange-red head. Shy and cold-sensitive, it is best kept much like a box turtle.
Yellow Mud Turtle
The yellow mud turtle (Kinosternon flavescens) is a small, flat, yellow-plastron mud turtle from the central United States and Mexico. Shy and largely aquatic, it is a dedicated carnivore with a long lifespan.
Herrera’s Mud Turtle
Herrera's mud turtle (Kinosternon herrerai) is one of the fiercer mud turtles — looking like a tiger-striped razorback but with the pugnacious personality of a narrow-bridged musk turtle. A rewarding but pricey and aggressive captive that is best kept alone.
Crowned River Turtle
The crowned river turtle (Hardella thurjii) is a South Asian pond turtle that is relatively easy to keep but remains uncommon in the hobby. It is a largely herbivorous, placid water turtle from the rivers and swamps of the Indian subcontinent.
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
The Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) is the smallest and most abundant of the sea turtles, ranging across the warm Pacific from the Gulf of California to Chile and north to southern Japan. Once heavily taken for food, its numbers have fallen, and it is now a Class II protected species in China.