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Turtles and Tortoises of Southern Africa (AfriHerps)

With 14 species out of 54 worldwide species, Southern Africa exhibits the worlds highest diversity of tortoises. However, many of these species are threatened and poorly known. This field guide does its best to help beginners in identifying turtles and tortoises, as well as list potential ...more ↓

Zambezi Soft-shelled Turtle 1
Cycloderma frenatum
Berger's Cape Tortoise
Homopus solus
Okavango Mud Turtle 2
Pelusios bechuanicus
Hawksbill Turtle 3
Eretmochelys imbricata
Angulate Tortoise 4
Chersina angulata
Tent Tortoise 5
Psammobates tentorius
Speckled Cape Tortoise 6
Homopus signatus
Greater Karroo Tortoise 7
Homopus femoralis
Serrated Tortoise 7
Psammobates oculiferus
Leatherback Sea Turtle 8
Dermochelys coriacea
Geometric Tortoise 9
Psammobates geometricus
Donner-weer Tortoise 7
Homopus boulengeri
Green Turtle 10
Chelonia mydas
Olive Ridley 11
Lepidochelys olivacea
Natal Hinge-backed Tortoise 12
Kinixys natalensis
Loggerhead Sea Turtle 13
Caretta caretta
Serrated Hinged Terrapin 14
Pelusios sinuatus
East African Black Mud Turtle 15
Pelusios subniger
Mashona Hinged Terrapin
Pelusios rhodesianus
Leopard Tortoise 16
Stigmochelys pardalis
Yellowbelly Mud Turtle 12
Pelusios castanoides
Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise 17
Kinixys spekii
Pelomedusa galeata 18
Lobatse Hingeback Tortoise 2
Kinixys lobatsiana
Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise 19
Kinixys zombensis
Parrot-beaked Tortoise 20
Homopus areolatus
Helmeted Turtle 21
Pelomedusa subrufa

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