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PHOTOGRAPHY: REPTILIA: TESTUDINES

TESTUDINES
TURTLES & TORTOISES

The most recent checklist of living testudines* (Rhodin et al 2010) lists 328 species and 452 taxa (species and subspecies) in 97 genera. This paper also reports the extinction of 10 taxa (eight species and two subspecies). The testudines are divided between the Cryptodira (straight-necked turtles) and the Pleurodira (side-necked turtles) with the former containing eleven families and 77 genera, and the letter three families and 20 genera. The photo library contains representatives of 10 families, of cryptodirid turtles and all three families of pleurodirid turtles, with 50 genera represented by 88 species and 99 taxa (21.6% of all known taxa).

* Rhodin, A.G.J., P.P.vanDijk, J.B.Iverson & H.B.Shaffer 2010 Turtles of the World, 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Foundation. This paper can be downloaded as a pdf from here.

Legend:
Photographic locality. Wherever possible precidence is given to wild specimens from known localitions, wherein the 'photographic locality' relates to the origin of the photographed specimens, rather than the taxon's entire range. The only exceptions are indicated by (captive) or (preserved specimen). These are either specimens photographed in captivity, where the locality given is a general distribution for the taxon, or preserved specimens photographed as biological voucher specimens.

Column D1. Digitized images - the bulk of the library consists of 35mm transparencies (mostly Kodachrome or Velvia) which are gradually being digitized [using Nikon CoolScan 4000 or Plustek OpticFilm 7600i] and stored on hard disc. 'X' indicates that digitized images are available, '[]' indicates that the transparencies of this taxon have yet to be digitized.

Column D2. Digital images - since 2005 digital images have also been taken [using Canon EOS 30D, 40D or 7D]. 'X' indicates that digital images are available in addition to digitized images for this taxon.

CRYPTODIRA
STRAIGHT-NECKED TURTLES

The Cryptodira or Straight-necked turtles contains eleven families, ten of which are represented in the photo library, only the Platysternidae being absent.

CARETTOCHELYIDAE
FLY RIVER TURTLE

The monotypic Carettochelyidae from New Guinea and northern Australia is represented in the photo library.

Carettochelyidae
Fly River turtle

FLY RIVER TURTLE
Carettochelys insculpta
Madang Prov., Papua New Guinea

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		Photographed specimen:	D1.	D2.
Carettochelys insculpta	Fly River turtle	PNG (Madang)	X

CHELONIIDAE
Sea Turtles

The Cheloniidae contains all the sea turtles except one, six species in six genera. Only two species are currently represented in the photo library.

Cheloniidae Sea turtles

GREEN SEA TURTLE Chelonia mydas Rinca Is., Komodo Is., Indonesia	PACIFIC HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLE Eretmochelys imbricata bissa Nagada Harbour, Madang Prov., Papua New Guinea
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		Photograph locality:	D1.	D2.
Chelonia mydas	Green sea turtle	PNG (Western), Indonesia (Komodo), Timor-Leste (Baucau)	X	X
Eretmochelys imbricata bissa	Pacific hawksbill sea turtle	PNG (Madang), Timor-Leste (Lautém)	X	X

CHELYDRIDAE
SNAPPING TURTLES

The Chelydridae from North America, contains two monotypic genera, both of which are represented in the photo library.

Chelydridae Snapping turtles

COMMON SNAPPING TURTLE Chelydra serpentina serpentina S outheast USA	ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE Macrochelys temmincki Black Bayou, Louisiana, USA
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		Photograph locality:	D1.	D2.
Chelydra serpentina serpentina	Common snapping turtle	USA (captive)	X
Chelydra serpentina osceola	Florida snapping turtle	Florida	X
Macrochelys temmincki	Alligator snapping turtle	USA (Florida, Lousiana, Arkansas)	X	X

DERMATEMYDIDAE
CENTRAL AMERICAN RIVER TURTLE

The monotypic Dermatemydidae from Central America is represented in the photo library.

Dermatemydidae
C.American river turtle

CENTRAL AMERICAN RIVER TURTLE
Dermatemys mawii
Central America

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		Photographed specimen:	D1.	D2.
Dermatemys mawii	Central American river turtle	Central America (captive)	X

DERMOCHELYIDAE
LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE

The monotypic and widespread Dermochelyidae is represented in the photo library.

Dermochelyidae
Leatherback sea turtle

LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE Dermochelys coriacea
(hatching) Grande Riviere, Trinidad

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		Photographed specimen:	D1.	D2.
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback sea turtle	Trinidad	X

EMYDIDAE
AMERICAN POND, WOOD & BOX TURTLES

The American Emydidae contains two subfamilies: Deirochelyinae and Emydinae, which contains six genera with 39 and four genera with eleven species respectively. The photo library contains five genera and 12 species (14 taxa) and three genera with five species (8 taxa) respectively.

Deirochelyinae Cooters & sliders	Emydinae American wood & box turtles

EASTERN CUBAN SLIDER Trachemys decussata decussata Zapata, Bay of Pigs, Matanzas, Cuba	SPOTTED TURTLE Clemmys guttata Illinois, USA	ORNATE BOX TURTLE Terrapene ornata ornata Wisconsin, USA
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Deirochelyinae	COOTERS & SLIDERS	Photograph locality:	D1.	D2.
Chrysemys picta bellii	Western painted turtle	USA (Wisconsin) (captive)	X
Deirochelys reticularis miaria	Western chicken turtle	USA (Florida) (captive)	X
Graptemys barbouri	Barbour's map turtle	USA (Florida)	X
Graptemys nigrinoda nigrinoda	Northern black-nobbed map turtle	USA (Florida) (captive)	X
Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii	Mississippi map turtle	USA (Louisiana)	X
Pseudemys concinna floridana	Coastal plain cooter	USA (Florida)	X
Pseudemys nelsoni	Florida red-bellied cooter	USA (Florida) (captive)	X
Pseudemys peninsularis	Peninsula cooter	USA (Florida)	X
Trachemys decussata decussata	Eastern Cuban slider	Cuba	X
Trachemys decussata angusta	Western Cuban slider	Cuba	X
Trachemys nebulosa nebulosa	Baja California slider	Mexico (Baja California Sur)	X
Trachemys scripta scripta	Yellow-bellied slider	USA (Florida)	X
Trachemys scripta elegans	Red-eared slided	USA (Florida, Louisiana), Costa Rica	X
Trachemys venusta venusta	Meso-American slider	Honduras (Colon)	X
Emydinae	WOOD & BOX TURTLES
Emys orbicularis fritzjuergenobsti	Iberian pond turtle	Spain (Madrid)	X	X
Emys orbicularis hellenica	Greek pond turtle	Greece (Thrace)		X
Clemmys guttata	Spotted turtle	USA (Illinois) (captive)	X	X
Glyptemys insculpta	Wood turtle	USA (New York) (captive)	X
Terrapene carolina bauri	Florida box turtle	USA (Florida) (captive)	X
Terrapene carolina yucatana	Yucatan box turtle	Mexico (Yucatan) (captive)	X
Terrapene nelsoni klauberi	Northern spotted box turtle	Mexico (Sonora)	X
Terrapene ornata ornata	Ornate box turtle	USA (Wisconsin)	X
Terrapene ornata luteola	Desert box turtle	USA (Arizona)	X	X

GEOEMYDIDAE
ASIAN-AMERICAN POND, WOOD & BOX TURTLES

The Geoemydidae from Asia and also South America, containing 18 genera and 70 species, is represented in the photo library by eight genera and 13 species (14 taxa).

Geoemydidae Asia-American pond, wood & box turtles

REEVES' TURTLE Mauremys reevesi Baucau, Baucau Distr., Timor-Leste	PALE ROOFED TURTLE Pangshura smithii pallidiceps Bardia National Park, Bheri, Nepal	EASTERN SPOTTED-LEGGED TURTLE Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia Ilha Maracá, Roraima, Brazil
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		Photograph locality:	D1.	D2.
Batagur kachuga	Red-crowned roofed turtle	India (Madhya Pradesh)	X
Cuora aurocapitata	Yellow-headed box turtle	China (captive)	X
Cyclemys dentata	Asian leaf turtle	Thailand	X
Heosemys grandis	Giant Asian pond turtle	Southeast Asia (captive)	X
Mauremys reevesii	Reeves' turtle	Timor-Leste (Dili, Baucau)	X	X
Mauremys rivulata	Balkan terrapin	Greece (Thrace)		X
Melanochelys trijuga trijuga	Indian black turtle	India (Karnataka)	X
Melanochelys trijuga thermalis	Sri Lankan black turtle	Sri Lanka	X
Pangshura smithii pallidiceps	Pale-footed roofed turtle	Nepal	X
Pangshura tentoria circumdata	Pink-ringed tent turtle	India (Madhya Pradesh)	X
Rhinoclemmys annulata	Brown wood turtle	Honduras (Colon)	X
Rhinoclemmys diademata	Maracaibo wood turtle	Venezuela (captive)	X
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni	Central American wood turtle	Central America (captive)	X
Rhinoclemmys punctularia punctularia	Eastern spotted-legged turtle	Brazil (Roraima), Guyana	X

KINOSTERNIDAE
MUD & MUSK TURTLES

The American Kinosternidae contains two subfamilies, although the Staurotyphinae is not represented in the photo library. The Kinosterninae, 22 species in two genera, is represented by one genus and five species (seven taxa).

Kinosterninae
Mud & musk turtles

SCORPION MUD TURTLE
Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides
Santa Cruz do Arari, Ilha Marajo, Pará, Brazil

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Kinosterninae	MUD TURTLES	Photograph locality:	D1.	D2.
Kinosternon alamosae	Alamos mud turtle	Mexico (Sonora)	X
Kinosternon integrum	Mexican mud turtle	Mexico (Sonora)	X
Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides	Scorpion mud turtle	Brazil (Pará)	X
Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare	White-throated mud turtle	Honduras (Gracios a Dios), Costa Rica	X
Kinosternon sonoriensis	Sonora mud turtle	USA (Arizona)	[]	X
Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum	Eastern mud turtle	USA (Florida) (captive)	X
Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri	Florida mud turtle	USA (Florida)	X

TESTUDINIDAE
TORTOISES

The Testudinidae contains approximately 19 genera and 58 species, and it is represented in the photo library by 13 genera and 24 species (26 taxa).

Testudinidae Tortoises

ANGULATE TORTOISE Chersina angulata Jan Marais Reserve, W.Cape Prov., S.Africa	BURMESE BLACK GIANT TORTOISE Manouria emys phayrei Kaeng Krachen Nat. Park, Phetcharburi Prov., Thailand	SPECKLED PADLOPER Homopus signata Springbok, N.Cape, S.Africa
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		Photograph locality:	D1.	D2.
Aldabrachelys dussumieri	Aldabra giant tortoise	Aldabra (captive)	X
Astrochelys yniphora	Angonoka ploughshare tortoise	Madagascar (captive)	X
Chelonoidis carbonaria	Red-footed tortoise	Brazil (Roraima), Venezuela (Apure)	x
Chelonoidis denticulata	Yellow-footed tortoise	Brazil (Roraima), Guyana	x
Chelonoidis nigra	Charles Island giant tortoise	Galapagos (captive)	x
Chersina angulata	Angulate tortoise	S.Africa (W.Cape)	X
Geochelone elegans	Indian starred tortoise	India (Orissa), Sri Lanka	X
Geochelone platynota	Burmese star tortoise	Myanmar (captive)	X
Geochelone sulcata	African spurred tortoise	Mauritania, S.Africa (W.Cape)	X	X
Gopherus agazzisii	Desert tortoise	USA (Arizona), Mexico (Sonora)	X
Gopherus berlandieri	Texas tortoise	USA (Texas)	X
Gopherus polyphemus	Gopher tortoise	USA (Florida)	X
Homopus areolatus	Parrot -beaked padloper	S.Africa (captive)	X
Homopus signatus	Speckled padloper	S.Africa (N.Cape)	X
Homopus solus	Berger's Nama padloper	S.Africa (captive)	X
Kinixys belliana belliana	Bell's hingeback tortoise	East Africa (captive)	X
Kinixys spekii	Speke's hingeback tortoise	Tanzania	X
Malacochersus tornieri	Pancake tortoise	East Africa (captive)	X
Manouria emys phayrei	Burmese black giant tortoise	Thailand	X
Stigmochelys pardalis	Leopard tortoise	Namibia	x
Eurotestudo hermanni hermanni	Western Hermann's tortoise	W.Europe (captive)	X
Eurotestudo hermanni boettgeri	Eastern Hermann's tortoise	Greece (Thrace)	X	X
Testudo gracea gracea	Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise	Mediterranean (captive)	X
Testudo gracea ibera	Greek spur-thighed tortoise	Greece (Thrace)		X
Testudo horsfieldii horsfieldii	Central Asian tortoise	C.Asia (captive)	x
Testudo kleinmanni	Egyptian tortoise	N.Africa (captive)	X

TRIONYCHIDAE
SOFT-SHELLED TURTLES

The Trionychidae contains two subfamilies: Cyclanorbinae and Trionychinae, with three genera and six species, and eleven genera, with 24 species, respectively. These subfamilies are represented in the photo library by one genus with two species, and two genera with four species.

Cyclanorbinae Flapneck turtles	Trionychinae Softshell turtles

NORTHERN INDIAN FLAPNECK TURTLE Lissemys punctata andersoni Chambl River, Agra, Madhya Pradesh, India	MALAYAN SOFTSHELL TURTLE Dogania subplana Long Naah, Baram River, Fourth Div., Sarawak, Borneo
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CYCLANORBINAE	FLAPNECK TURTLES	Photograph locality:	D1.	D2.
Lissemys punctata punctata	Southern Indian flapneck turtle	Sri Lanka (captive)	X
Lissemys punctata andersoni	Northern Indian flapneck turtle	India (Madhya Pradesh)	X
TRIONYCHINAE	SOFTSHELL TURTLES
Apalone ferox	Florida softshell turtle	USA (Florida) (captive)	X
Apalone mutica mutica	Midland smooth softshell turtle	USA (captive)	X
Apalone spinifera pallida	Pallid spiny soft-shelled turtle	USA (Louisiana)	X
Dogania subplana	Malayan softshell turtle	Borneo (Sarawak)	X

PLEURODIRA
SIDE-NECKED TURTLES

The Pleurodira or Side-necked turtles occur in S.America, Africa and Australasia. Three families are recognised and all three are represented in the photo library.

CHELIDAE
AUSTRALO-AMERICAN SNAKE-NECKED & SIDE-NECKED TURTLES

The Chelidae is split (by some authors) into the American Chelinae and the Australasian Chelodinae is represented in the photo library. The former contains seven genera and 23 species while the latter contains eight genera and 31 species. They are represented in the photo library by four genera, and four species, and four genera, and eight species, respectively.

Chelinae American side-necked turtles	Chelodinae Australasian side & snake-necked turtles

GUYANAN SIDE-NECKED TURTLE Phrynops tuberosus Orinduik, Guyana	TIMOR SNAKE-NECKED TURTLE Chelodina mccordi timorensis Lake Ira Lalaro, Lautem Distr., Timor-Leste
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CHELINAE	AMERICAN SIDE-NECKED TURTLES	Photograph locality:	D1.	D2.
Chelus fimbriata	Mata mata	Brazil (Roraima), Venezuela (Apure), Guyana, Peru (Loreto)	X
Mesoclemmys gibba	Gibba toad-headed turtle	S.America (captive)	X
Phrynops tuberosus	Guyanan side-necked turtle	Guyana	X
Platemys platycephala platycephala	Eastern twist-necked turtle	Brazil (Roraima)	X
CHELODINAE	AUSTRALASIAN SIDE & SNAKE-NECKED TURTLES
Chelodina mccordi timorensis	Timor snake-necked turtle	Timor-Leste (Lautém)	X	X
Chelodina pritchardi	Kemp Welch River snake-necked turtle	PNG (captive)	X
Elseya branderhorsti	Southern New Guinea snapping turtle	PNG (Western)	X
Elseya novaeguineae	New Guinea snapping turtle	PNG (Madang, Western)	X
Emydura macquarii	Murray River short-necked turtle	Australia (captive)	X
Emydura subglobosa	Red-bellied short-neck turtle	PNG (Western, Central)	X
Macrochelodina parkeri	Fly River snake-necked turtle	PNG (captive)	X
Macrochelodina rugosa	Northern snake-necked turtle	Australia (WA) (specimen)	X

PELOMEDUSIDAE
AFRICAN SIDE-NECKED TURTLES

The Pelomedusidae of Africa contains two genera and 19 species. It is represented by two species, one from each genus.

Pelomedusidae
American side-necked turtles

EAST AFRICAN BLACK MUD TURTLE
Pelusios subniger subniger
Muzei, Kasanga, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania

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		Photograph locality:	D1.	D2.
Pelomedusa subrufa subrufa	African helmeted turtle	Namibia	X
Pelusios subniger subniger	Eastern African black mud turtle	Tanzania	X

PODOCNEMIDIDAE
SOUTH AMERICAN RIVER TURTLES

The Podocnemidae of South America contains three genera and eight species, and is represented by two genera and four species.

Podocnemididae
S.American river turtles

YELLOW-SPOTTED AMAZON
SIDE-NECKED TURTLE
Podocnemis unifilis
Iquitos, Loreto, Peru

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		Photograph locality:	D1.	D2.
Peltocephalus dumerilianus	Big-headed Amazon river turtle	S.America (captive)	X
Podocnemis expansa	Giant South America river turtle	Guyana, Brazil (Pará)	X
Podocnemis unifilis	Yellow-spotted Amazon side-necked turtle	Brazil (Roraima), Peru (Loreto)	X
Podocnemis vogli	Llanos side-necked turtle	Venezuela (Apure)	[]

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