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Chaco Side-necked Turtle

Chaco Side-necked Turtle

The Chaco Side-necked Turtle is a turtle of the genus Acanthochelys, first found in Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia. Because side-necked turtles are taxonomically complex, identifying species by appearance alone is difficult, and the Chaco Side-necked Turtle is neither widespread nor commonly seen in the market.

Breeds πŸ“… August 3, 2026
Northern Ornate Box Turtle

Northern Ornate Box Turtle

The Northern Ornate Box Turtle is a desert-dwelling box turtle of the genus Terrapene, found in the United States and Mexico. Highly drought-tolerant, it stores water well and endures arid conditions better than other box turtles.

Breeds πŸ“… August 3, 2026
Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding’s Turtle)

Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding’s Turtle)

Blanding's turtle is a semi-aquatic turtle of the Great Lakes region, gentle and cold-hardy, with a smooth black helmet-shaped shell and a yellow hinged plastron marked with black blotches. It is omnivorous and adapts well to captivity.

Breeds πŸ“… August 3, 2026
Kinosternon acutum (Tabasco Mud Turtle)

Kinosternon acutum (Tabasco Mud Turtle)

The Tabasco mud turtle (Kinosternon acutum) is a medium-sized mud turtle prized for its vivid head striping, found mainly in the Mexican Caribbean lowlands. It is rarer than the narrow-bridged musk turtle and seldom seen on the market.

Breeds πŸ“… August 3, 2026
Indian Roofed Turtle

Indian Roofed Turtle

The Indian Roofed Turtle (Kachuga tecta) is one of the more common roofed turtles, recognizable by the distinctive raised black keel on its shell. Native to the rivers of the Indian subcontinent, it is a timid aquatic turtle that can enter hibernation.

Breeds πŸ“… August 3, 2026
Oaxaca Mud Turtle

Oaxaca Mud Turtle

The Oaxaca Mud Turtle (Kinosternon oaxacae) is a type of mud turtle that aestivates in summer, burying itself in mud to cool downβ€”hence its name. Living in slow-moving rivers, it hunts fish and shrimp in the water and is an omnivore that leans carnivorous.

Breeds πŸ“… August 3, 2026
Gulf Coast Box Turtle

Gulf Coast Box Turtle

The Gulf Coast Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina major) is the largest subspecies of the Common Box Turtle, found along the U.S. Gulf Coast bordering Mexico. A typical omnivore reaching up to 18 cm in carapace length, it grows quickly and is relatively easy to keep.

Breeds πŸ“… August 3, 2026
Florida Peninsula Cooter

Florida Peninsula Cooter

The Florida Peninsula Cooter (Pseudemys peninsularis) is a large, hardy North American pond turtle marked in yellow and green. It closely resembles the red-eared slider but shows a yellow (not red) plastron, and is an affordable, beginner-friendly turtle.

Breeds πŸ“… August 4, 2026
Egyptian Tortoise

Egyptian Tortoise

The Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) is the smallest tortoise in the Northern Hemisphere and the most fragile, hardest-to-keep Mediterranean tortoise. Tiny changes in environment or diet can cause stress death; do not mix it with other turtles.

Breeds πŸ“… August 4, 2026
Beaked Cape Tortoise

Beaked Cape Tortoise

The Beaked Cape Tortoise (Homopus areolatus), or parrot-beaked tortoise, is the world's smallest tortoise, a secretive rock-dweller endemic to South Africa's Cape. Delicate in captivity, it is best left to experts.

Breeds πŸ“… August 4, 2026