Turtles and Tortoises of Madagascar

Madagascar is home to 13 turtle and tortoise species. However, many of these species are critically endangered with extinction because of illegal collection and habitat loss. This guide does its best to help amateurs identify species they have found and help people understand their conservation ...more ↓

All 13

Spider Tortoise ¹
Pyxis arachnoides

Flat-tailed Tortoise ²
Pyxis planicauda

Madagascar Big-headed Turtle ³
Erymnochelys madagascariensis

Radiated Tortoise ⁴
Astrochelys radiata

Ploughshare Tortoise ⁵
Astrochelys yniphora

Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise ⁶
Kinixys zombensis

Hawksbill Turtle ⁷
Eretmochelys imbricata

Leatherback Sea Turtle ⁸
Dermochelys coriacea

Green Turtle ⁹
Chelonia mydas

Olive Ridley ¹⁰
Lepidochelys olivacea

Loggerhead Sea Turtle ¹¹
Caretta caretta

Yellowbelly Mud Turtle ¹²
Pelusios castanoides

Helmeted Turtle ¹³
Pelomedusa subrufa

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Turtles and Tortoises of Madagascar

Spider Tortoise 1 Pyxis arachnoides

Flat-tailed Tortoise 2 Pyxis planicauda

Madagascar Big-headed Turtle 3 Erymnochelys madagascariensis

Radiated Tortoise 4 Astrochelys radiata

Ploughshare Tortoise 5 Astrochelys yniphora

Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise 6 Kinixys zombensis

Hawksbill Turtle 7 Eretmochelys imbricata

Leatherback Sea Turtle 8 Dermochelys coriacea

Green Turtle 9 Chelonia mydas

Olive Ridley 10 Lepidochelys olivacea

Loggerhead Sea Turtle 11 Caretta caretta

Yellowbelly Mud Turtle 12 Pelusios castanoides

Helmeted Turtle 13 Pelomedusa subrufa