Christophe Courteau / Giant South American turtle (Podocnemis expansa) baby held in human hand. Adults are the largest river turtle in South America. Captive babies in a Breeding and Re-introduction Center , at Hato El Ced...

Charlie Summers / African Helmeted Terrapin (Pelomedusa subrufa) Kgalagadi, South Africa.

Jabruson / Bushmeat preparation: Roasted Forest Hinged Terrapin (Pelusios gabonensis) and boiled freshwater crab, Mbomo, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo

Anup Shah / Helmeted terrapin (Pelomedusa subrufa) sitting in open grassland. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Helmeted terrapin (Pelomedusa subrufa) sitting in open grassland. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Helmeted terrapin (Pelomedusa subrufa) sitting in open grassland. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / Helmeted terrapin (Pelomedusa subrufa) withdrawn in to its shell sitting on a dried up track. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) Yupukari, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Cyril Ruoso / Matamata (Chelus fimbriatus) on riverbank, Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / South American River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) hatchling, part of artificial incubation program, Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Chris Mattison / Red bellied short neck turtle (Emydura subglobosa), captive, from New Guinea

Chris Mattison / Red bellied short neck turtle (Emydura subglobosa), captive juvenile, occurs New Guinea