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Mexican Giant Musk Turtle
The Mexican Giant Musk Turtle (Staurotypus triporcatus), also called the giant musk or 'Mexican giant egg' turtle, is a highly interactive, intelligent turtle that adapts well to captivity. Not hard to keep, but it is large, aggressive, and relatively expensive.
Flattened Musk Turtle
The Flattened Musk Turtle (Sternotherus depressus) is a small, critically imperiled musk turtle endemic to the Black Warrior River system in Alabama, USA. With a distinctly flattened shell and a shy, nocturnal nature, it is prized by keepers but almost never captive-bred, and habitat loss has left only about 15% of healthy populations.
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.
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.
Ringed Map Turtle
The Ringed Map Turtle (Graptemys oculifera) is a map turtle with ringed scute patterns, endemic to the Pearl River of Mississippi and Louisiana, USA. Nervous in temperament, pricey, and tolerant of deep water.
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.
Costa Rican Painted Wood Turtle
The Costa Rican painted wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni) is the most vividly coloured of the wood turtles, with red and yellow rings on its shell. A semi-aquatic, plant-leaning omnivore from Central America that is challenging for beginners.
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.
Cochin Forest Cane Turtle
The Cochin Forest Cane Turtle (Vijayachelys silvatica) is a rare, semi-aquatic turtle from the forested hills of southern India above 300 m. Secretive and burrowing, it is seldom seen in trade and hard to keep.