Florida Turtle Species

Over time, this page will have links to individual species accounts that will include information on identification, distribution, habitat, ecology, and status For a printable version of the list below click here.

Chelonidae (sea turtles)

Loggerhead, Caretta caretta
Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
Hawksbill, Eretmochelys imbricata
Atlantic ridley turtle, Lepidochelys kempii

Chelydridae (snapping turtles)

Common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina
Alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii

Dermochelyidae (leatherback)

Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea

Emydidae (freshwater turtles)

Spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata
Chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia
Barbour’s map turtle, Graptemys barbouri
Escambia map turtle, Graptemys ernsti
Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin
River cooter, Pseudemys concinna
Florida cooter, Pseudemys floridana
Florida redbelly turtle, Pseudemys nelsoni
Box turtle, Terrapene carolina
Slider, Trachemys scripta

Kinosternidae (mud and musk turtles)

Striped mud turtle, Kinosternon baurii
Mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum
Loggerhead musk turtle, Sternotherus minor
Common musk turtle, Sternotherus odoratus

Testudinidae (tortoises)

Gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus

Trionychidae (softshells)

Florida softshell, Apalone ferox
Smooth softshell, Apalone mutica
Spiny softshell, Apalone spinifera

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Last updated 29 September 2011