Various Types of Tortoises (with pictures)

from: uchihajaka.blogspot.com

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Testudine

A3. Family: Chelydridae (Common Snapping Turtle, dan Alligator Snapping Turtle)

A4. Family: Dermatemydidae (White Turtle).

A5. Family: Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Turtle): living in Java, Bali, Sumatra, Papua. There is only one type of interest is the turtle leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea).

A6. Family: Emydidae (freshwater turtles): which are found in Indonesia is a red ear turtle (Trachemys scripta).

A7. Family: Geoemydidae (largest Testudinae Family)

A7.3. Genus: Coura

Species: Coura amboinensis

A7.4. Genus: Callagur

Species: Callagur borneoensis (Critically Endangered)

A7.5. Genus: Geoemyda

Species: Geoemyda spengleri

A7.6. Genus: Heosemys

Species: Heosemys spinosa

(Endangered)

A7.7. Genus: Malayemys

Species: Malayemys Subtrijuga (Vulnerable)

A7.8. Genus: Notochelys

Species: Notochelys platynota (Kura Pipih – Vulnerable)

A7.9. Genus: Orlitia

Species: Orlitia borneensis (Endangered)

A7.10. Genus: Siebenrockiella

Species: Siebenrockiella crassicollis

(Vulnerable)

A7.11. Genus: Leucocephalon

Species: Leucocephalon yuwonoi (Sulawesi Forest Turtle (Critically Endangered):hanya ada di Indonesia.

A7.12. Genus: Hieremys

/ Species: Hieremys annandalii (The Yellow-headed Temple Turtle)

A8. Family: Kinosternidae: freshwater turtles.

A9. Family: Platysternidae - (The Big-headed Turtle): tortoise tree climber.

 A10. Family: Testudinidae (Tortoise / Land Turtle)

Turtles are included in this family who is often referred to as the tortoise's true, because to live entirely on land. The tortoise of the family is also known as a turtle that can live long, and the giant body. Here are two types of tortoises from Indonesia.

A10.1. Genus: Manouria

Species: Manouria emys (Baning brown) Derived from Sulawesi.

A10.2. Genus: Indotestudo

Species: Indotestudo forstenii (Baning Sulawesi) Derived from Sulawesi.

A11. Family: Trionychidae (Soft-shell Turtles / Labi-turtles)

A11.1. Genus: Amyda

Species: Amyda cartilaginea (Bulus) (Vulnerable). Here it is origin of the word 'si akal bulus'is derived.

A11.2. Genus: Dogania
Species: Dogania Sublana (turtles-turtles forest)

A11.3. Genus: Chitra

Species: Chitra chitra (labi-labi bintang) (Critically Endangered)

A11.4. Genus: Pelochelys

Species: Pelochelys bibroni (labi-labi Irian – Vulnerable)

B. SUBORDER: Pleurodira

B1. Family: Chelidae (Snake Neck Turtles): long-necked, his head can not be incorporated into the shells, many found in eastern Indonesia, particularly Irian Jaya.

B1.1. Genus: Chelodina (see: chelodinae.com)

Species: Chelodina novaeguineae

Species: Chelodina siebenrocki

Species: Chelodina reimanni (Reimann's Snake-necked Turtle): only in Indonesia.

Species: Chelodina mccordi (Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle - Critically Endangered): derived from Roti Island

Species: Chelodina parkeri (Parker's Snake-necked Turtle - Vulnerable)

B1.2. Genus: Elseya

Species: Elseya novaeguineae

Species: Elseya branderhorstii (Vulnerable): only in Indonesia

Species: Elseya schultzei

B1.3. Genus: Emydura

Species: Emydura subglobosa

 B2. Family: Pelomedusidae. Members of this tribe is a freshwater turtle. These turtles live in South America, Africa and Madagascar and is not found in Indonesia.

update:

water dragon

water dragon, which is said in proclaim nesting in Antarctica and partly in the sea ice in Greenland. although called water dragons but shaped like a turtle, according to experts dragonologi, tortoise is a type of sea dragon trakhir evolution.