Turtles (Testudines)

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Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Turtle shells are made mostly of bone; the upper part is the domed carapace, while the underside is the flatter plastron or belly-plate.



Softshell Turtle

Snapping Turtle

Wood Turtle

Eastern Box Turtle

Blanding's Turtle

Spotted Turtle

Plymouth Redbelly Turtle

Eastern Diamondback Terrapin

Red Ear Slider

Eastern Musk Turtle

Eastern Painted Turtles

Striped Mud Turtle

Green Sea Turtle

Florida RedBelly Turtle

Peninsula Cooter

Northern Map Turtle

Florida Box Turtle

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