Common Names of Tortoises

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*Common Names of Tortoises and Turtles*
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Scientific Name	Common Name
Acanthochelys spixii	Spiny Neck Turtle
Aldabrachelys gigantea	Aldabra Tortoise
Carettochelys insculpta	Fly River Turtle
Chelus fimbriatus	Mata Mata
Chelodina novaeguineae	New Guinea Snake-neck Turtle
Chelodina siebenrocki	Siebenrock's Snake-neck Turtle
Chelydra serpentina	Common Snapping Turtle
Chersine angulata	Bowsprit Tortoise
Chinemys reevesi	Reeves Turtle
Chitra indica	Narrow Headed Soft Shell Turtle
Chrysemys picta	Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta dorsalis	Southern Painted Turtle
Clemmys guttata	Spotted Turtle
Clemmys insculpta	North American Wood Turtle
Clemmys marmorata	Western Pond Turtle
Cuora amboinenis	Malayan Box Turtle
Cuora flavomarginata	Chinese Box Turtle
Cuora galbinifrons	Flowerback Box Turtle
Cuora mccordi	McCord's Box Turtle
Cuora trifasciata	Three Striped Box Turtle
Elseya branderhorsti	-----?-----
Emydura subglobosa	Red-bellied Short-Necked turtle
Furculachelys nabeulensis	----?----
Geochelone carbonaria	Red-foot Tortoise
Geochelone denticulata	Yellowfoot Tortoise
Geochelone elegans	Star Tortoise
Geochelone pardalis babcocki	Leopard Tortoise
Geochelone pardalis pardalis	South African Leopard Tortoise
Geochelone sulcata	African Spurred Tortoise
Graptemys geographica	Mississippi Map Turtle
Gopherus agassizii	Desert Tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus	Gopher Tortoise
Homopus aerolatus	Padloper - Parrot-beak Tortoise
Indotestudo elongata	Yellow Tortoise or Elongated Tortoise
Kinixys belliana	Bell's Hingeback Tortoise
Kinosternon bauri	Florida Three Stripe Mud Turtle
Malacochersus tornieri	Pancake Tortoise
Macroclemys temmincki	Alligator Snapping Turtle
Mauremys mutica	Asian Pond Turtle
Pelusios subniger	West African Black Forest Turtle
Podocnemis unifilis	Amazon River Turtle - Teracay
Pseudemys nelsoni	Florida Redbelly Turtle
Pyxidea mouhoutii	Keeled Box Turtle
Pyxis arachnoides	Malagasy Spider Tortoise
Sacalia quadriocellata	Four-eyed Turtle
Siebenrockiella crassicollis	Borneo Black Leaf Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus	Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus	Stinkpot Musk Turtle
Terrapene carolina bauri	Florida Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina carolina	Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina triunguis	Three Toed Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata	Ornate Box Turtle
Testudo graeca	Moorish or North-African (commonly misnamed "Greek")
Testudo graeca - Libyan complex	Libyan Testudo graeca
Testudo hermanni boettgeri	Eastern Herman's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni hermanni	Western Herman's Tortoise
Testudo ibera	Turkish or Greek Tortoise
Testudo kleinmanni	Egyptian Tortoise
Testudo marginata	Marginated Tortoise
Trionyx sinensis tuberculatus	Chinese Soft Shell

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