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The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species evaluates the conservation status of plant and animal species. The list is based on scientific assessment of an organism's status by experts.

Conservation status of the world's turtles and tortoises

TESTUDINIDAECylindraspis indicaEX TESTUDINIDAECylindraspis ineptaEX TESTUDINIDAECylindraspis peltastesEX TESTUDINIDAECylindraspis triserrataEX TESTUDINIDAECylindraspis vosmaeriEX TRIONYCHIDAENilssonia nigricansBlack Soft-shell Turtle, Black Softshell TurtleEW PELOMEDUSIDAEPelusios seychellensisSeychelles Black Terrapin, Seychelles Mud Turtle, Seychelles TerrapinEX TESTUDINIDAEAstrochelys radiataRadiated TortoiseCRdecreasing TESTUDINIDAEAstrochelys yniphoraAngonoka, Madagascar Angulated Tortoise, Madagascar Tortoise, Ploughshare TortoiseCRdecreasing GEOEMYDIDAEBatagur baskaBatagur, Common Batagur, Four-toed Terrapin, River TerrapinCR GEOEMYDIDAEBatagur borneoensisPainted Batagur, Painted Terrapin, Saw-jawed Terrapin, Three-striped BatagurCR GEOEMYDIDAEBatagur kachugaBengal Roof Turtle, Red-crowned Roofed TurtleCR CHELIDAEChelodina mccordiRoti Island Snake-necked TurtleCR TRIONYCHIDAEChitra chitraSoutheast Asian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle, Striped Narrow-headed Softshell TurtleCR GEOEMYDIDAECuora aurocapitataYellow-headed Box TurtleCR GEOEMYDIDAECuora galbinifronsIndochinese Box TurtleCR GEOEMYDIDAECuora mccordiMcCord's Box TurtleCR GEOEMYDIDAECuora paniPan's Box TurtleCR GEOEMYDIDAECuora trifasciataChinese Three-striped Box TurtleCR GEOEMYDIDAECuora yunnanensisYunnan Box TurtleCRdecreasing GEOEMYDIDAECuora zhouiZhou's Box TurtleCR DERMATEMYDIDAEDermatemys mawiiCentral American River TurtleCRdecreasing DERMOCHELYIDAEDermochelys coriaceaLeatherback, Leathery Turtle, Luth, Trunkback TurtleCRdecreasing CHELONIIDAEEretmochelys imbricataHawksbill TurtleCRdecreasing PODOCNEMIDIDAEErymnochelys madagascariensisMadagascar Big-headed Turtle, Madagascar Sideneck TurtleCRdecreasing TESTUDINIDAEGeochelone platynotaBurmese Starred Tortoise, Flatback TortoiseCR EMYDIDAEGlyptemys muhlenbergiiBog TurtleCRunknown GEOEMYDIDAEHeosemys depressaArakan Forest TurtleCR CHELONIIDAELepidochelys kempiiAtlantic Ridley, Gulf Ridley, Kemp's Ridley, Mexican RidleyCR GEOEMYDIDAELeucocephalon yuwonoiSulawesi Forest TurtleCR GEOEMYDIDAEMauremys annamensisAnnam Leaf TurtleCR CHELIDAEMesoclemmys dahliDahl's Toad-headed TurtleCR CHELIDAEPseudemydura umbrinaShort-necked Tortoise, Western Short-necked Turtle, Western Swamp Tortoise, Western Swamp TurtleCR TESTUDINIDAEPyxis arachnoidesSpider TortoiseCRdecreasing TESTUDINIDAEPyxis planicaudaFlat-backed Spider Tortoise, Flat-shelled Spider Tortoise, Flat-tailed Tortoise, Madagascar Flat-shelled TortoiseCRdecreasing TRIONYCHIDAERafetus swinhoeiYangtze Giant Softshell TurtleCR GEOEMYDIDAESiebenrockiella leytensisPhilippine Pond TurtleCR KINOSTERNIDAESternotherus depressusFlattened Musk TurtleCRdecreasing TESTUDINIDAETestudo kleinmanniEgyptian Tortoise, Kleinmann's Tortoise, Leith's TortoiseCRdecreasing GEOEMYDIDAEBatagur dhongokaThree-striped Roofed Turtle, Three-striped Roof TurtleEN GEOEMYDIDAEBatagur trivittataBurmese Roofed TurtleEN CHELONIIDAECaretta carettaLoggerheadEN CHELIDAEChelodina pritchardiPritchard's Snake-necked TurtleEN CHELONIIDAEChelonia mydasGreen TurtleENdecreasing TRIONYCHIDAEChitra indicaIndian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle, Narrow-headed Softshell TurtleEN EMYDIDAEClemmys guttataSpotted TurtleENdecreasing GEOEMYDIDAECuora flavomarginataYellow-margined Box TurtleEN GEOEMYDIDAECuora mouhotiiJagged-shelled Turtle, Keel-backed Terrapin, Keeled Box TurtleEN CHELIDAEElseya belliiBell's Snapping Turtle, Bell's Turtle, Namoi River Snapping TurtleEN CHELIDAEElusor macrurusMary River TurtleEN EMYDIDAEEmydoidea blandingiiBlanding's TurtleENdecreasing GEOEMYDIDAEGeoemyda japonicaRyukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle, Ryukyu Leaf TurtleEN GEOEMYDIDAEGeoemyda spengleriBlack-breasted Hill Turtle, Black-breasted Leaf TurtleEN EMYDIDAEGlyptemys insculptaWood TurtleENdecreasing EMYDIDAEGraptemys cagleiCagle's Map TurtleENdecreasing EMYDIDAEGraptemys gibbonsiPascagoula Map TurtleENdecreasing EMYDIDAEGraptemys pearlensisPearl River Map TurtleENdecreasing GEOEMYDIDAEHeosemys annandaliiYellow-headed Temple TurtleEN GEOEMYDIDAEHeosemys spinosaSpiny Terrapin, Spiny Turtle, Sunburst TurtleEN TESTUDINIDAEIndotestudo elongataElongated Tortoise, Pineapple Tortoise, Red-nosed Tortoise, Yellow-headed Tortoise, Yellow TortoiseEN TESTUDINIDAEIndotestudo forsteniiCelebes Tortoise, Forsten's Tortoise, Travancore TortoiseEN TESTUDINIDAEManouria emysAsian Giant Tortoise, Asian Tortoise, Black Giant Tortoise, Burmese Brown Tortoise, Burmese Mountain Tortoise, Six-legged TortoiseEN GEOEMYDIDAEMauremys muticaEN GEOEMYDIDAEMauremys nigricansRed-necked Pond TurtleEN GEOEMYDIDAEMauremys reevesiiChinese Pond Turtle, Chinese Three-keeled Pond Turtle, Japanese Coin Turtle, Reeves' Three-keeled Pond Turtle, Reeves' TurtleENunknown GEOEMYDIDAEMauremys sinensisChinese Stripe-necked TurtleEN CHELIDAEMesoclemmys hogeiHoges Side-necked Turtle, Hoge's Sideneck Turtle, Hoges Toadhead TurtleEN TRIONYCHIDAENilssonia formosaBurmese Peacock SoftshellEN GEOEMYDIDAEOrlitia borneensisBornean River Turtle, Malaysian Giant TurtleEN TRIONYCHIDAEPalea steindachneriWattle-necked Softshell TurtleEN GEOEMYDIDAEPangshura sylhetensisAssam Roofed TurtleEN TRIONYCHIDAEPelochelys cantoriiCantor's Giant Softshell, Frog-faced Softshell TurtleEN PLATYSTERNIDAEPlatysternon megacephalumBig-headed TurtleEN PODOCNEMIDIDAEPodocnemis lewyanaMagdalena River Turtle, Rio Magdalena River TurtleEN TESTUDINIDAEPsammobates geometricusGeometric TortoiseEN EMYDIDAEPseudemys alabamensisAlabama Red-bellied Cooter, Alabama Red-bellied TurtleEN TRIONYCHIDAERafetus euphraticusEuphrates Softshell TurtleEN GEOEMYDIDAESacalia bealeiBeal's-eyed TurtleEN GEOEMYDIDAESacalia quadriocellataFour-eyed TurtleEN EMYDIDAETerrapene coahuilaAquatic Box Terrapin, Aquatic Box Turtle, Coahuila Box Terrapin, Coahuila Box Turtle, Coahuila Box Turtle, Water Box TurtleENdecreasing EMYDIDAETrachemys adiutrixCarvalho's Slider, Maranhão SliderEN EMYDIDAETrachemys tayloriCuatro Cienegas SliderENdecreasing GEOEMYDIDAEVijayachelys silvaticaCane Turtle, Cochin Forest Cane Turtle, Kavalai Forest TurtleENunknown CHELIDAEAcanthochelys pallidipectorisChaco Side-necked Turtle, Chaco Sideneck TurtleVU EMYDIDAEActinemys marmorataPacific Pond Turtle, Western Pond TurtleVU TRIONYCHIDAEAmyda cartilagineaAsiatic Softshell Turtle, Southeast Asian Softshell TurtleVU CARETTOCHELYIDAECarettochelys insculptaFly River Turtle, New Guinea Plateless Turtle, Pig-nosed Turtle, Pig-nose Turtle, Pitted-shell TurtleVU TESTUDINIDAECentrochelys sulcataAfrican Spurred Tortoise, Grooved TortoiseVU CHELIDAEChelodina parkeriParker's Snake-necked TurtleVU TESTUDINIDAEChelonoidis chilensisArgentine Tortoise, Chaco Tortoise, Southern Wood TortoiseVU TESTUDINIDAEChelonoidis denticulataBrazilian Giant Tortoise, Forest Tortoise, South American Tortoise, South American Yellow-footed Tortoise, Yellow-footed TortoiseVU TESTUDINIDAEChelonoidis nigraGalapagos Giant TortoiseVU CHELYDRIDAEChelydra rossignoniiCentral American Snapping TurtleVUunknown GEOEMYDIDAECuora amboinensisSouth Asian Box Turtle, Southeast Asian Box TurtleVU CHELIDAEElseya branderhorstiVU TESTUDINIDAEGeochelone giganteaAldabra Giant TortoiseVU GEOEMYDIDAEGeoclemys hamiltoniiBlack Pond Turtle, Black Spotted Turtle, Hamilton's Terrapin, Spotted Pond TurtleVU TESTUDINIDAEGopherus agassiziiDesert TortoiseVU TESTUDINIDAEGopherus flavomarginatusBolson Tortoise, Mexican Giant Tortoise, Yellow-bordered TortoiseVUincreasing TESTUDINIDAEGopherus polyphemusGopher TortoiseVU EMYDIDAEGraptemys barbouriBarbour's Map Turtle, Barbour's Sawback TurtleVUdecreasing EMYDIDAEGraptemys flavimaculataYellow-blotched Map Turtle, Yellow Blotched SawbackVUdecreasing EMYDIDAEGraptemys oculiferaRinged Map Turtle, Ringed SawbackVUunknown GEOEMYDIDAEHardella thurjiiCrowned River TurtleVU GEOEMYDIDAEHeosemys grandisGiant Asian Pond TurtleVU TESTUDINIDAEHomopus solusBerger's Cape Tortoise, Nama Padloper, Nama TortoiseVU CHELIDAEHydromedusa maximilianiBrazilian Snake-necked TurtleVU TESTUDINIDAEIndotestudo travancoricaTravancore TortoiseVU TESTUDINIDAEKinixys homeanaHome's Hinge-back Tortoise, Home's Hinged-backed Tortoise, Home's Hinged TortoiseVUdecreasing KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon angustiponsNarrow-bridged Mud TurtleVU KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon dunniDunn's Mud TurtleVU CHELONIIDAELepidochelys olivaceaOlive Ridley, Pacific RidleyVUdecreasing CHELYDRIDAEMacrochelys temminckiiAlligator Snapping TurtleVU TESTUDINIDAEMalacochersus tornieriCrevice Tortoise, Pancake Tortoise, Softshell Tortoise, Tornier's TortoiseVU GEOEMYDIDAEMalayemys subtrijugaVU TESTUDINIDAEManouria impressaImpressed TortoiseVU GEOEMYDIDAEMelanochelys tricarinataThree-keeled Land Tortoise, Three-keeled Land Turtle, Tricarinate Hill TurtleVU CHELIDAEMesoclemmys zuliaeZulia Toad Headed Sideneck, Zulia Toad-headed TurtleVU GEOEMYDIDAEMorenia ocellataBengal Eyed Terrapin, Burmese Eyed Turtle, Peacock Turtle, Swamp TurtleVU GEOEMYDIDAEMorenia petersiIndian Eyed TurtleVU TRIONYCHIDAENilssonia gangeticaIndian Softshell TurtleVU TRIONYCHIDAENilssonia hurumIndian Peacock Softshell Turtle, Peacock Soft-shelled TurtleVU TRIONYCHIDAENilssonia leithiiLeith's Softshell TurtleVUunknown GEOEMYDIDAENotochelys platynotaMalayan Flat-shelled TurtleVU TRIONYCHIDAEPelochelys bibroniAsian Giant Softshell Turtle, Striped New Guinea Softshell TurtleVU TRIONYCHIDAEPelodiscus sinensisVUdecreasing PODOCNEMIDIDAEPeltocephalus dumerilianusBig-headed Amazon River Turtle, Big-headed SideneckVU PELOMEDUSIDAEPelusios broadleyiLake Turkana Hinged Terrapin, Turkana Mud TurtleVU PODOCNEMIDIDAEPodocnemis erythrocephalaRed-headed Amazon River Turtle, Red-headed River Turtle, Red-headed SideneckVU PODOCNEMIDIDAEPodocnemis sextuberculataSix-tubercled Amazon River Turtle, Six-tubercled River TurtleVU PODOCNEMIDIDAEPodocnemis unifilisYellow-headed Sideneck, Yellow-spotted River Turtle, Yellow-spotted Sideneck TurtleVU CHELIDAERheodytes leukopsFitzroy River TurtleVU GEOEMYDIDAESiebenrockiella crassicollisVU EMYDIDAETerrapene carolinaAmerican Box Turtle, Common Box Turtle, Eastern Box Turtle, Mexican Box Turtle, Yucatan Box TurtleVUdecreasing TESTUDINIDAETestudo graecaCommon Tortoise, Greek Tortoise, Moorish Tortoise, Spur-thighed TortoiseVU TESTUDINIDAETestudo horsfieldiiAfghan Tortoise, Central Asian Tortoise, Four-toed Tortoise, Horsfield's Tortoise, Steppe TortoiseVU EMYDIDAETrachemys decorataHaitian Slider, Hispaniolan Elegant Slider, Hispaniolan Slider, JicoteaVU EMYDIDAETrachemys gaigeaeBig Bend Slider, Mexican Plateau SliderVUunknown EMYDIDAETrachemys ornataOrnate SliderVUdecreasing EMYDIDAETrachemys terrapenCat Island Freshwater TurtleVU EMYDIDAETrachemys yaquiaYaqui SliderVUdecreasing EMYDIDAEGraptemys ernstiEscambia Map TurtleNTdecreasing EMYDIDAEGraptemys pulchraAlabama Map TurtleNTunknown KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon herreraiHerrera's Mud TurtleNTdecreasing KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon sonorienseSonora Mud TurtleNTunknown EMYDIDAEPseudemys gorzugiRio Grande CooterNTunknown EMYDIDAEPseudemys rubriventrisAmerican Red-bellied Turtle, Northern Red-bellied Cooter, Northern Redbelly TurtleNTunknown GEOEMYDIDAERhinoclemmys areolataFurrowed Wood TurtleNTdecreasing GEOEMYDIDAERhinoclemmys rubidaMexican Spotted Terrapin, Mexican Spotted Wood TurtleNTdecreasing EMYDIDAETerrapene ornataOrnate Box Turtle, Western Box TurtleNTdecreasing TESTUDINIDAETestudo hermanniHermann's TortoiseNTdecreasing CHELIDAEAcanthochelys macrocephalaBig-Headed Pantanal Swamp Turtle, Pantanal Swamp TurtleLR/nt CHELIDAEAcanthochelys radiolataBrazilian Radiolated Swamp TurtleLR/nt CHELIDAEAcanthochelys spixiiBlack Spine-necked Swamp Turtle, Spiny-necked Turtle, Spix's Sideneck TurtleLR/nt TRIONYCHIDAEApalone feroxFlorida Softshell TurtleLCunknown TRIONYCHIDAEApalone muticaSmooth Softshell TurtleLCunknown TRIONYCHIDAEApalone spiniferaSpiny Softshell TurtleLCstable CHELIDAEChelodina oblongaNarrow-breasted Snake-necked Turtle, Narrow-breasted Snake-necked Turtle, Oblong Turtle, Southwestern Long-necked TurtleLR/nt CHELIDAEChelodina reimanniReimann's Snake-necked TurtleLR/nt CHELYDRIDAEChelydra serpentinaCommon Snapping Turtle, North American Snapping Turtle, Snapping TurtleLCstable EMYDIDAEChrysemys pictaPainted TurtleLCstable KINOSTERNIDAEClaudius angustatusNarrow-bridged Musk TurtleLR/nt TRIONYCHIDAECyclanorbis elegansNubian Flapshell TurtleLR/nt TRIONYCHIDAECyclanorbis senegalensisSenegal Flapshell TurtleLR/nt GEOEMYDIDAECyclemys dentataAsian Leaf Turtle, Brown Stream TerrapinLR/nt TRIONYCHIDAECycloderma frenatumZambezi Flapshell TurtleLR/nt EMYDIDAEEmys orbicularisEuropean Pond TurtleLR/nt EMYDIDAEGraptemys geographicaCommon Map Turtle, Northern Map TurtleLCstable EMYDIDAEGraptemys nigrinodaBlack-knobbed Map Turtle, Black-knobbed SawbackLCstable EMYDIDAEGraptemys ouachitensisOuachita Map TurtleLCstable EMYDIDAEGraptemys pseudogeographicaFalse Map Turtle, Mississippi Map TurtleLCunknown EMYDIDAEGraptemys versaTexas Map TurtleLCstable TESTUDINIDAEHomopus signatusSpeckled Cape Tortoise, Speckled TortoiseLR/nt TESTUDINIDAEKinixys natalensisNatal Hinge-backed Tortoise, Natal Hinge-back Tortoise, Natal Hinged TortoiseLR/nt KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon acutumTabasco Mud TurtleLR/nt KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon arizonenseArizona Mud TurtleLCstable KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon bauriiStriped Mud TurtleLCunknown KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon chimalhuacaJalisco Mud TurtleLCunknown KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon creaseriCreaser's Mud Turtle, Yucatan Mud TurtleLCstable KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon flavescensYellow Mud TurtleLCunknown KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon hirtipesRough-footed Mud TurtleLCdecreasing KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon integrumMexican Mud TurtleLCstable KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon subrubrumCommon Mud Turtle, Eastern Mud Turtle, Florida Mud Turtle, Mississippi Mud TurtleLCunknown EMYDIDAEMalaclemys terrapinDiamondback Terrapin, TerrapinLR/nt GEOEMYDIDAEMauremys japonicaLR/nt GEOEMYDIDAEMelanochelys trijugaIndian Black TurtleLR/nt CHELIDAEMesoclemmys vanderhaegeiVanderhaege's Toad-headed TurtleLR/nt GEOEMYDIDAEPangshura smithiiBrown Roofed TurtleLR/nt EMYDIDAEPseudemys concinnaSuwannee CooterLCunknown EMYDIDAEPseudemys nelsoniFlorida Red-bellied Cooter, Florida Redbelly TurtleLCstable EMYDIDAEPseudemys peninsularisPeninsula CooterLCunknown EMYDIDAEPseudemys texanaTexas CooterLCunknown CHELIDAERhinemys rufipesRed-footed Sideneck Turtle, Red Side-necked Turtle, Red TurtleLR/nt GEOEMYDIDAERhinoclemmys annulataBrown Land Turtle, Brown Wood Turtle, Furrowed Land TerrapinLR/nt GEOEMYDIDAERhinoclemmys funereaBlack River Turtle, Black Terrapin, Black Wood TurtleLR/nt GEOEMYDIDAERhinoclemmys nasutaLarge-nosed Wood TurtleLR/nt KINOSTERNIDAEStaurotypus salviniiGiant Musk Turtle, Pacific Coast Giant Musk TurtleLR/nt KINOSTERNIDAEStaurotypus triporcatusMexican Giant Musk Turtle, Mexican Musk Turtle, Northern Giant Musk TurtleLR/nt KINOSTERNIDAESternotherus carinatusKeeled Musk Turtle, Razor-backed Musk TurtleLCunknown KINOSTERNIDAESternotherus minorLoggerhead Musk Turtle, Stripe-necked Musk TurtleLCunknown KINOSTERNIDAESternotherus odoratusCommon Musk Turtle, Eastern Musk TurtleLCstable TESTUDINIDAETestudo marginataMarginated Tortoise, Margined TortoiseLCstable EMYDIDAETrachemys scriptaCommon Slider, Cumberland Slider Turtle, Red-eared Slider Turtle, Slider, Yellow-bellied Slider TurtleLCstable EMYDIDAETrachemys stejnegeriHispaniolan Slider Turtle, Inagua Island Turtle, Puerto Rican Slider TurtleLR/nt CHELIDAEElseya georgesiBellinger River Snapping Turtle, Georges' (Snapping) TurtleDD CHELIDAEElseya purvisiManning River Snapping Turtle, Purvis' Snapping TurtleDD EMYDIDAEEmys trinacrisSicilian Pond TurtleDDunknown TESTUDINIDAEKinixys erosaCommon Tortoise, Forest Hinged Tortoise, Schweigger's Tortoise, Serrated Hinge-backed Tortoise, Serrated Hinge-back Tortoise, Serrated TortoiseDD KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon alamosaeAlamos Mud TurtleDDunknown KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon durangoenseDurango Mud TurtleDDunknown KINOSTERNIDAEKinosternon oaxacaeOaxaca Mud TurtleDDunknown TRIONYCHIDAELissemys scutataBurmese Flapshell TurtleDD CHELONIIDAENatator depressusFlatbackDD PELOMEDUSIDAEPelusios upembaeUpemba Mud TurtleDD EMYDIDAETerrapene nelsoniSierra Box Turtle, Spotted Box TurtleDD PODOCNEMIDIDAEPodocnemis expansaArrau, Giant South American Turtle, South American River Turtle, TartarugaLR/cd CHELIDAEChelodina novaeguineaeNew Guinea Snake-necked TurtleLR/lc TRIONYCHIDAEDogania subplanaMalayan Soft-shelled TurtleLR/lc CHELIDAEElseya novaeguineaeNew Guinea Snapper, New Guinea Snapping Turtle, New Guinea Spotted TurtleLR/lc CHELIDAEEmydura subglobosaJardine River Turtle, Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle, Red-bellied Shortneck TurtleLR/lc TESTUDINIDAEGeochelone elegansIndian Star TortoiseLR/lc TESTUDINIDAEGopherus berlandieriBerlandier's Tortoise, Texas TortoiseLR/lc TRIONYCHIDAELissemys punctataIndian Flap-shelled Turtle, Indian Flapshell TurtleLR/lc GEOEMYDIDAEPangshura tectaIndian Roofed TurtleLR/lc GEOEMYDIDAEPangshura tentoriaIndian Tent TurtleLR/lc PELOMEDUSIDAEPelusios castanoidesYellowbelly Mud TurtleLR/lc PELOMEDUSIDAEPelusios rhodesianusMashona Hinged Terrapin, Variable Mud TurtleLR/lc PELOMEDUSIDAEPelusios subnigerEast African Black Mud TurtleLR/lc reptiles-turtlesreptiles-turtleshttps://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/charts/iucn-reptiles-turtles.jpg