Turtles of Georgia, Common and Scientific Names

     Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta

     Atlantic green turtle, Chelonia mydas

     Atlantic hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata

     Atlantic Ridley , Lepidochelys kempii

     Common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina

     Alligator snapping turtle, Macroclemmys temmincki

     Leatherback , Dermochelys coriacea

            Painted turtle, Chrysemys picta

     Spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata

     Chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia

     Barbour's map turtle, Graptemys barbouri

     Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin

     River cooter, Pseudemys concinna

     Florida cooter, Pseudemys floridana

     Florida redbelly turtle, Pseudemys nelsoni

     Box turtle, Terrapene carolina

     Slider, Trachemys scripta

     Striped mud turtle, Kinosternon bauri

     Loggerhead musk turtle, Sternotherus minor

     Common Musk turtle, Sternotherus odoratus

     Gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus

     Florida softshell, Apalone ferox

     Spiny Softshell , Apalone spinifera

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Bog Turtle , Clemmys muhlenbergii
Alabama Map Turtle , Graptemys pulchra
Common Map Turtle , Graptemys geographica
Eastern Mud Turtle , Kinosternon subrubrum