California Turtle and Tortoise Club

Chelonian Archives

Articles on the captive husbandry, conservation and biology of specific species of turtle and tortoise from California Turtle and Tortoise Club publications.

All articles copyright © CTTC.

The list is available alphabetized by scientific or by common name.

Apalone species, North American softshells

Batagur baska, Giant Asian river turtle

Callagur borneoensis, Painted batagur

Carettochelys insculpta, Pig-nosed or Fly River turtle

Chelodina longicollis, Australian snake-necked turtle

Chelonia mydas, Green sea turtle

Chelus fimbriatus, Matamata

Chelydra serpentina, Common snapping turtle

Chinemys reevesii, Reeves' turtle

Chrysemys picta, Painted turtle

Cistoclemmys flavomarginata, Chinese Box Turtle

Clemmys guttata, Spotted turtle

Clemmys insculpta, North American wood turtle

Clemmys marmorata, Western or Pacific pond turtle

Clemmys muhlenbergii, Bog turtle The bog turtle, Clemmys muhlenbergii Captive husbandry at Zoo Atlanta

Cuora (=Cistoclemmys) flavomarginata, Chinese Box Turtle

Emydoidea blandingii, Blanding's turtle

Emydura subglobosa, Red-bellied short-necked turtle

Emys orbicularis, European pond turtle

Geochelone carbonaria, Red-footed tortoise Geochelone carbonaria, Red-footed tortoise Differentiating Geochelone denticulata and Geochelone carbonaria

Geochelone denticulata, Yellow-footed tortoise

Geochelone nigra, Galapagos tortoise Galápagos Tortoise Conservation Program: the Plight and Future for the Pinzón Island Tortoise Kathy Nevins, Galapagos Tortoise Keeper at the Los Angeles Zoo Husbandry of Giants: Interview with Jeff Gee, Captive Bred Wildlife Foundation

Geochelone pardalis, Leopard tortoise

Geochelone radiata, Radiated tortoise

Geochelone sulcata, African spurred tortoise Living with sulcata (I) Living with sulcata (II) Living with sulcata (III) One Day... (On feeding sulcata) Bob & Barbara Jamison interviewed

Geochelone yniphora, Angonoka or Ploughshare tortoise

Gopherus agassizii, Desert tortoise Desert tortoise care-sheet Desert tortoise conservation Desert tortoise registration program "How Old Is My Tortoise?" and other desert tortoise questions Molecular biology and the turtle - the desert tortoise and its relatives Upper Respiratory Tract Disease - Mycoplasma Specialist Professor Mary Brown Interviewed Native plants for desert tortoises Saving The Tortoise - desert tortoise conservation in the southwestern deserts Twinning in desert tortoises Upper Respiratory Tract Disease What's In a Name - Gopherus

Gopherus berlandieri, Texas tortoise Differentiating Desert and Texas Tortoises What's In a Name - Gopherus

Gopherus polyphemus, Gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus, Gopher tortoise Upper Respiratory Tract Disease - Mycoplasma Specialist Professor Mary Brown Interviewed What's In a Name - Gopherus

Graptemys sp., Map turtles, conservation

Graptemys barbouri, Barbour's map turtle

Graptemys flavimaculata, Yellow-blotched map turtle

Graptemys oculifera, Ringed map turtle

Graptemys caglei, Cagle's map turtle

Homopus signatus, Speckled tortoise

Hydromedusa tectifera, Argentine snake-necked turtle

Indotestudo elongata, Elongated tortoise

Kinixys belliana nogueyi, Western hinge-back tortoise

Macroclemys temminckii, Alligator snapping turtle

Malaclemys terrapin, Diamondback terrapin

Malacochersus tornieri, Pancake tortoise The pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri What's In a Name - Malacochersus

Manouria emys, Asian or Burmese brown tortoise Management and Breeding in Captivity Manouria emys, Asian brown tortoise

Manouria impressa, Impressed tortoise

Platemys platycephala, Twist-necked turtle

Pseudemys concinna, River cooter

Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima, Mexican wood turtle

Terrapene genus, North American box turtles Box turtle care-sheet Exploitation in the pet trade U. S. box turtles

Terrapene carolina bauri, Florida box turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina, Eastern box turtle

Terrapene carolina major, Gulf Coast box turtle

Terrapene carolina triunguis, Three-toed box turtle

Terrapene carolina yucatana, Yucatan box turtle

Terrapene ornata, Ornate box turtle

Testudo graeca, Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise

Testudo hermanni, Hermann's tortoise

Testudo horsfieldii, Russian tortoise

Testudo kleinmanni, Egyptian tortoise An Annotated Bibliography of the Egyptian Tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni Lortet 1883 Testudo kleinmanni, Notes on Captive Husbandry The plight of the Egyptian tortoise What's In a Name - Testudo kleinmanni

Trachemys scripta elegans, Red-eared slider

Trionyx sp, see Apalone