Turtles: What Kind?

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A turtle has just wandered into your back yard. Is it a box turtle, a red eared slider, or a snapping turtle? Since 1997 this forum has helped people identify unknown turtles around the world, and sometimes return them to the wild. To assist in the identification, please make sure to provide the location (state/country) the turtle was found, type of habitat found in/around, and a detailed description of any physical characteristics of the animal such as color, pattern, length, etc. If you took photos please post them here as well. The more information you can provide the easier it will be for our users to identify. Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield. The upper shell of the turtle is called the carapace. The lower shell that encases the belly is called the plastron. In most turtles, the outer layer of the shell is covered by horny scales called scutes that are part of its outer skin.
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Topic	Replies	Last Post
Mississippi native by EmilyK - Jun 17, 2006 12:22 PM	1	Jun 17, 2006 03:12 PM by foxturtle
Found by busy road. What is it? by Black_Wolf - Jun 17, 2006 10:45 AM	2	Jun 19, 2006 07:24 PM by mikefuture
What species are these two guys? by Ackie89 - Jun 12, 2006 02:41 PM	4	Jun 12, 2006 09:25 PM by mikefuture
lizards, frogs and turtles all together? by agoutihead - Jun 09, 2006 07:23 PM	4	Jul 09, 2006 10:29 AM by Clydesdale
second to turtle nesting in my yard by Gertchwood - Jun 06, 2006 08:51 PM	2	Jun 07, 2006 01:40 PM by jgSAV
turtle nesting in my yard by Gertchwood - Jun 06, 2006 08:49 PM	2	Jul 09, 2006 10:33 AM by Clydesdale
need ID by Eltrut0 - Jun 02, 2006 05:31 PM	3	Jun 03, 2006 07:41 AM by kensopher
baby turtle found by ks2588 - Jun 02, 2006 12:34 PM	0	No replies
Found Turtle by jmcneal - May 31, 2006 09:57 PM	6	Jun 04, 2006 09:34 AM by PHRatz
Mud Turtle ID? by bioart - May 29, 2006 01:03 AM	0	No replies
Mud Turtle ID2 by bioart - May 29, 2006 01:00 AM	0	No replies
Mud Turtle ID by bioart - May 29, 2006 12:59 AM	0	No replies
Mud Turtle identification by bioart - May 29, 2006 12:58 AM	4	Aug 26, 2006 10:05 PM by alex_cheng
strange turtle by danat - May 26, 2006 11:18 PM	5	Jun 02, 2006 08:11 AM by jgSAV
What am I? by the_keeper_73 - May 19, 2006 09:59 PM	2	May 20, 2006 12:15 PM by PHRatz
Turtle magically appeared in my backyard by Brian Roche - May 18, 2006 11:09 AM	3	May 29, 2006 08:28 PM by buslady
Any ideas.... by sutmae - May 16, 2006 04:55 PM	4	May 23, 2006 10:41 PM by RoxTurtle
What kind? Mud turtle maybe? by eaglesWR7 - May 12, 2006 02:45 PM	2	May 12, 2006 06:12 PM by kensopher
zoo turtles by treefroglover - May 04, 2006 09:23 PM	9	May 18, 2006 06:31 AM by kensopher
identification pliz by ericasa - Apr 30, 2006 10:58 AM	2	May 01, 2006 09:01 AM by jgSAV
ID please by r2r - Apr 27, 2006 10:15 PM	1	Apr 28, 2006 07:01 AM by kensopher
Thinking of adopting by golfdiva - Apr 22, 2006 09:19 PM	8	Apr 27, 2006 07:38 PM by golfdiva
Is this a turtle or tortoise? by TammyIs5150 - Apr 21, 2006 01:51 PM	7	May 29, 2006 08:31 PM by buslady
what kind MO. by casnake79 - Apr 16, 2006 09:12 PM	1	Apr 17, 2006 06:34 PM by kensopher
i have no clue what kind of turtle this by cocohugsxkisses - Apr 04, 2006 11:02 PM	3	Apr 07, 2006 05:47 PM by chelonialuv
black eyed red ear slider?? by naturejd - Mar 31, 2006 05:08 PM	1	Apr 07, 2006 03:29 PM by bayres77
NH hibernating water turtle by rhyion - Mar 29, 2006 04:04 PM	7	Apr 01, 2006 02:58 PM by kensopher
What kind? by saleenadam - Mar 27, 2006 11:07 PM	2	Mar 28, 2006 03:51 PM by saleenadam
turtle versus terapin by the_nis - Mar 27, 2006 10:47 AM	3	Mar 28, 2006 08:39 AM by jgSAV
Three toe/Gulf coast by kensopher - Mar 24, 2006 12:12 PM	5	Mar 27, 2006 02:09 PM by casichelydia
Turtle baby snapper? by GypsumWolf - Mar 19, 2006 05:34 PM	6	Jul 01, 2006 10:26 AM by ballpythons18
Lots of pictures - what kind are they? by koashmar - Mar 18, 2006 10:19 PM	4	Mar 20, 2006 12:08 PM by jgSAV
An unknown Texas Turtle? by jacksonbilly - Mar 04, 2006 08:27 PM	4	Apr 27, 2006 01:20 PM by d156156156
peninsula or florida cooter by allegraf - Mar 03, 2006 12:07 PM	0	No replies
All Water Turtle? by julsnlilgirls - Mar 01, 2006 01:11 PM	1	May 08, 2006 07:12 PM by d156156156
Looking for.... by stanleytl04 - Feb 26, 2006 10:59 AM	0	No replies
Giant Softshell turtle found dead in Miami by mikefuture - Feb 22, 2006 11:18 AM	1	Feb 24, 2006 09:30 AM by RFB
Auqua turtles bought in Japan, What kind?? by sweetrose664 - Feb 20, 2006 07:36 PM	0	No replies
Best guess? by weebeasties - Feb 20, 2006 04:18 PM	1	Feb 20, 2006 07:29 PM by jgSAV
Need to identify this turtle? by pimp258911 - Jan 27, 2006 01:28 PM	4	Mar 06, 2006 09:47 PM by RobBierman
What kind are these? by andyuk - Jan 23, 2006 05:13 PM	0	No replies
and other one by andyuk - Jan 23, 2006 05:13 PM	0	No replies
try these pics by andyuk - Jan 23, 2006 05:11 PM	0	No replies
What kind are these? by andyuk - Jan 23, 2006 04:48 PM	0	No replies
what kind is this? by KN03 - Jan 15, 2006 01:35 PM	3	Jan 17, 2006 05:16 PM by Katrina
New Turtle...need help by dx371 - Jan 12, 2006 05:41 PM	8	Jan 21, 2006 09:59 AM by Katrina
What kind, Houston area turtle? by saleenadam - Jan 07, 2006 11:10 PM	2	Jan 12, 2006 04:47 PM by saleenadam
Need Your Expertise! Is this an unusual Boxy? What Kind? by petriglas - Dec 31, 2005 07:07 AM	6	Jan 09, 2006 08:26 AM by petriglas
Smallest turtle by perseus - Dec 19, 2005 10:40 AM	1	Dec 21, 2005 04:49 PM by txherp
Fly River Turtle by johnmartino - Dec 18, 2005 11:23 AM	0	No replies
turtles everywhere! by nimmerfroh - Dec 10, 2005 12:47 AM	1	Dec 15, 2005 09:19 PM by mikefuture
What kind of aquatic turtle do I have by pbcollege - Dec 06, 2005 10:51 PM	4	Dec 30, 2005 01:39 PM by erico
Frozen Turtle? by perseus - Dec 02, 2005 09:29 PM	11	Apr 03, 2008 09:13 PM by paradism720
What kind of turtle? by curltwt - Dec 01, 2005 02:16 PM	7	Dec 24, 2005 12:26 PM by StephF
Sorry about the last message, the pic didn't show by Gecko13 - Nov 29, 2005 05:31 PM	2	Dec 01, 2005 04:39 PM by Gecko13
My dog found it and I have no idea what it is by Gecko13 - Nov 29, 2005 05:09 PM	1	Dec 02, 2005 12:17 PM by jerseymatt
Caught this by accident while fishing, what kind of turtle is it? by nimmerfroh - Nov 26, 2005 10:43 PM	2	Nov 27, 2005 08:46 AM by nimmerfroh
Another bit of help on I.D. please by davemangham - Nov 25, 2005 03:27 PM	7	Dec 30, 2005 01:46 PM by erico
Help needed with positive I.D. by davemangham - Nov 25, 2005 03:24 PM	4	Dec 01, 2005 02:39 PM by davemangham
what breed by biteme53520 - Nov 22, 2005 07:34 PM	0	No replies
T. c. bauri?? by patsy1 - Nov 05, 2005 04:49 AM	2	Nov 05, 2005 03:13 PM by patsy1
What is this turtle (Orlando, FL)? by skotos - Oct 24, 2005 09:21 AM	2	Oct 25, 2005 01:04 AM by casichelydia
Largest, Heaviest and Oldest Turtle??? by JustinM. - Oct 16, 2005 04:11 PM	6	Nov 25, 2005 11:46 AM by erico
Taking indoor Box Turtle outdoors by geauxldmember - Oct 14, 2005 12:41 PM	4	Oct 17, 2005 07:49 PM by geauxldmember
See if you guys can ID this one.. by jpenney - Oct 12, 2005 10:13 PM	3	Oct 13, 2005 06:57 AM by jpenney
This turtle adopted us! LOL! by ig_daddy - Oct 05, 2005 10:33 AM	6	Oct 16, 2005 06:18 PM by mikefuture
Identify please. Musk turtle??? by crizq0 - Sep 27, 2005 04:29 AM	4	Oct 20, 2005 07:41 PM by RobBierman
Unknown Turtle by CJBianco - Sep 22, 2005 09:08 AM	9	Oct 04, 2005 02:42 PM by Orchid021
Tortoise? What is this? by schmegle - Sep 16, 2005 12:40 PM	2	Oct 03, 2005 12:27 PM by Orchid021
What kind of turtles are these? by ClimateCreator - Sep 15, 2005 01:26 PM	2	Sep 15, 2005 03:06 PM by casichelydia
turtle sick? (pictures) by spyral - Sep 14, 2005 06:08 PM	3	Oct 03, 2005 12:31 PM by Orchid021
Co-worker found a dead turtle near Lake Ontario by star-raider - Sep 12, 2005 08:37 AM	8	Sep 22, 2005 08:01 PM by Katrina
Impulsive dad didn't get enough information... by shopunke - Sep 11, 2005 07:49 AM	2	Sep 12, 2005 09:22 AM by thurockk
Identify This Turlte Please (North West Alabama) by CodyNolen - Sep 02, 2005 08:37 PM	5	Oct 23, 2005 11:36 PM by wlinville
found some eggs... by swedishjeep - Aug 28, 2005 12:49 PM	3	Aug 31, 2005 08:22 PM by Supreme_Overlord

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