Fly River Turtle, Carettochelys insculpta AKA Pig-nosed Turtle

Fly River Turtle, Carettochelys insculpta

Fly River Turtle, Carettochelys insculpta

Fly River Turtle, Carettochelys insculpta
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Fly River Turtle, Carettochelys insculpta,  AKA Pig-nosed Turtle, swimming with other turtles.

Mata Mata, Chelus fimbriatus Video Eating and Photo

Photo: PD

Mata Mata, Chelus fimbriatus

Red Eared Sliders----Variety in One Species

Red Eared Slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, is a species that has an amazing variety of morphs that have been produced. They are the probable Morph Kings of the Turtle World. They are one of the best known turtles kept as pets. From Albino, Hypomelanistic, to Shell less mutations, they should hold even more surprises in the future. To see full sized image, and see who produced these little beauties, click on photo or morph name.

 Albino Red Eared Slider 

 Blue Hypo Red Eared Slider

Caramel Pink Albino Red Eared Slider 

 Clown Red Eared Slider

 Ghost Red Eared Slider 

 Hypo/Pastel Red Eared Slider 

 Hypo Trans Red Eared Slider

 Lemon Yellow Albino Red Eared Slider 

 Leucistic Albino Red Eared Slider 

 Melanistic Red Eared Slider

 Rio Grande Red Eared Slider 

 Shell Less Red Eared Slider 

 Ultra-Hypomelanistic 
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Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macroclemys temminckii Video and Photo

Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macroclemys temminckii

New Species of Turtle Announced in Southeastern U.S.

Pearl Map Turtle, (Graptemys pearlensis)

Scientists Bring New Species of Turtle out of Its Shell

When scientists announce the discovery of a new animal species, we often imagine exotic, difficult to reach locations -- the untouched shore of a distant island, ...  > full story