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marine turtle, sea turtle
any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas
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snapping turtle
large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws
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mud turtle
bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America
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terrapin
any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
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Pseudemys rubriventris, red-bellied terrapin, red-bellied turtle, redbelly
freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell
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Pseudemys scripta, slider, yellow-bellied terrapin
freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
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Pseudemys concinna, cooter, river cooter
large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico
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box tortoise, box turtle
chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly
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Chrysemys picta, painted terrapin, painted tortoise, painted turtle
freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States
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tortoise
usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
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pancake turtle, soft-shelled turtle
voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites
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Chelonia mydas, green turtle
large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup
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Caretta caretta, loggerhead, loggerhead turtle
very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas
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ridley
a marine turtle
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Eretmochelys imbricata, hawkbill, hawksbill, hawksbill turtle, tortoiseshell turtle
pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
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Dermochelys coriacea, leatherback, leatherback turtle, leathery turtle
wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle
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Chelydra serpentina, common snapping turtle, snapper
large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
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Macroclemys temmincki, alligator snapper, alligator snapping turtle
large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States
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musk turtle, stinkpot
small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor
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Malaclemys centrata, diamondback terrapin
of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
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Terrapene ornata, Western box turtle
primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and northern Mexico
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European tortoise, Testudo graeca
small land tortoise of southern Europe
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giant tortoise
very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands
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Gopherus polypemus, gopher, gopher tortoise, gopher turtle
burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
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Gopherus agassizii, desert tortoise
burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates
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Texas tortoise
close relative to the desert tortoise; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates
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Trionyx spiniferus, spiny softshell
river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water
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Trionyx muticus, smooth softshell
river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water
