Juan Manuel Borrero / Side-necked Terrapin (Podocnemis unifilis) hatchlings in the hand, and ready to be released. Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Amazon Basin. Loreto. Peru

Michel Roggo / Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), Los Lagos, Beni, Bolivia, October.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geidema / Three European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) and a Balkan terrapin (Mauremys rivulata) on a rock surrounded by water, Butrint, Albania, June 2009 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / European pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis) in water, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Balkan terrapin (Mauremys rivulata) swimming, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Mike Wilkes / Caspian terrapin with young {Mauremys caspica} Lesbos, Greec

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback terrapins at water's edge. New Jersey, USA {Malaclemmys terrapin}

Tim Fitzharris / Western Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) among Lupine (Lupinus sp) and Paintbrush (Castilleja sp), North America

Tim Fitzharris / Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) turtle, North America

Konrad Wothe / Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) turtle, pair in pond, City Park, Munich, Germany

Jim Brandenburg / Western Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) retracted in shell, South Dakota

Jim Brandenburg / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) group sunning on log, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) trio sunning on log, Minnesota

Pete Oxford / Side necked terrapins (Podocnemis unifilis) on log. Amazonia, Ecuador, Central America

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Mediterranean Turtle (Mauremys leprosa) native to Mediterranean, from North western Africa to Iberia, Pencil and watercolor painting.

Aflo / Red eared terrapin / Red eared slider (Trachemys scripta) sitting on rock in pond in the rain, Kiyose, Tokyo, Kanto Region, Japan, June

Anup Shah / African Lion (Panthera leo) adolescent male with a terrapin in its mouth, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Fabrice Cahez / Spanish / Leprous Terrapin (Mauremys leprosa) basking on rock. Extramadura, Spain, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Spanish / Leprous Terrapin (Mauremys leprosa) basking on rock with mouth open. Extramadura, Spain, May.

Bert Willaert / Spanish terrapin (Mauremys leprosa), Extremadura, Spain, April.

Jim Brandenburg / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) group sunning on log, Minnesota

Michael D. Kern / Diamondback terrapin, (Malaclemys terrapin) captive from USA

MYN / Mac Stone / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum) swimming, mangrove swamp, Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February , meetyourneighboursproject.net

MYN / Mac Stone / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum) side view, mangrove swamp, Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February , meetyourneighboursproject.net

MYN / Mac Stone / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum) side and dorsal view, mangrove swamp, Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, February, meetyourneighboursproject.net

Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican Slider Turtle / Terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta). Cenote Angelita, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Konrad Wothe / Caspian terrapin (Mauremys caspica) breathing at surface, Turkey

Konrad Wothe / Spanish / Mediterranean terrapin (Mauremys leprosa) captive

Martin Willis / Krefft's River Turtle (Emydura krefftii) crossing road, Woodstock, Queensland, Australia

Doug Wechsler / Diamond back terrapin {Malaclemys terrapin} swimming, New Jersey, USA

Konrad Wothe / Caspian Terrapin (Mauremys caspica) basking, Turkey

Konrad Wothe / European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) breathing, Europe

Konrad Wothe / Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) basking, North America

Nick Upton / Western Caspian pond turtle / Balkan stripe-necked terrapin (Mauremys caspica) swimming with head above water, Isle of Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece.

Nick Upton / Western Caspian pond turtle / Balkan stripe-necked terrapin (Mauremys caspica) swimming with head above water, Isle of Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece.

Ernie Janes / Heron (Ardea cinerea) beside a Red eared terrapin (Trachemys scripta) basking in Regents Park, London, UK, Summer

Pete Oxford / Columbian Slider (Trachemys scripta callirostris) turtle pair basking, Medellin, Colombia

Pete Oxford / Columbian Slider (Trachemys scripta callirostris) turtle group basking, Medellin, Colombia

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) nests being dug up to be relocated. All nests laid on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. After hatching, young...

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) nests being dug up to be relocated. All nests laid on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. After hatching, young...

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) nests being dug up to be relocated. All nests laid on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. After hatching, young...

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) nests being dug up to be relocated. All nests laid on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. After hatching, young...

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted / Side Necked River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) tracks across sand, left by a female searching for a suitable place to lay eggs. Guarico Province, Venezuela.

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted / Side Necked River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) tracks across sand, left by a female searching for a suitable place to lay eggs. Guarico Province, Venezuela.

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted River Turtles / Side Necked Terrapin (Podocnemis unifilis). A captive ready for reintroduction. Orinoco River, Apure Province, Venezuela. South America.

Pete Oxford / Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) retreated in shell, native to the eastern United States

Pete Oxford / Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata), native to the eastern United States

Pete Oxford / Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata), native to the eastern United States

Pete Oxford / Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata), native to the eastern United States

Pete Oxford / Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina), native to the eastern United States

Pete Oxford / Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) retreated in shell, native to the eastern United States

Pete Oxford / Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina), native to the eastern United States

Pete Oxford / Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) in wetland, native to the eastern United States

Pete Oxford / Mexican Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina mexicana), native to Mexico

Pete Oxford / Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) resting on log, native to the eastern United States

Pete Oxford / Mexican Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina mexicana), native to Mexico

Tui De Roy / African Helmeted Turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa) basking, Loisaba Wilderness, Kenya

Chien Lee / Sunburst Turtle (Heosemys spinosa) on forest floor, Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Barry Mansell / Ornate Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota) female walking in sand, Dixie Co. North West Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Ornate Deamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota) portrait of male, Dixie Co. North West Florida, USA

Daniel Heuclin / Spot-legged Terrapin (Rhinoclemmys punctularia) partially submerged in water, French Guiana, South America

Juan Manuel Borrero / Side-necked Terrapin (Podocnemis unifilis) hatchlings being collected, in preparation for their release. Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Amazon Basin. Loreto. Peru October 2009

Juan Manuel Borrero / Side-necked Terrapin (Podocnemis unifilis) new born, hatching from egg. Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Amazon Basin. Loreto. Peru

ZSSD / Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina mccordi) swimming underwater, native to Roti Island, New Guinea

Edwin Giesbers / Small group of Caspian / Stripe necked terrapins (Mauremys caspica) sitting on an exposed shoreline, Lesbos, Greece

Edwin Giesbers / European Pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis) sitting on lichen covered exposed rock, Lesbos, Greece

Edwin Giesbers / European Pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis) sitting on an exposed rock, Lesbos, Greece

Edwin Giesbers / European Pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis) sitting on an exposed rock, on the edge of a woodland pond, Lesbos, Greece

Edwin Giesbers / Caspian / Stripe necked terrapin (Mauremys caspica) sitting on an exposed rock, on the edge of a woodland pond, Lesbos, Greece

Edwin Giesbers / Head portrait of Caspian / Stripe necked terrapin (Mauremys caspica) with head retracted into shell, Lesbos, Greece

Edwin Giesbers / Portrait of Caspian / Stripe necked terrapin (Mauremys caspica) with head above water, and reflections, Lesbos, Greece

Robin Chittenden / Red-eared terrapin (Trachemys / Pseudemys scripta) entering the water after sunning on rock, Kos, Greece. May

Konrad Wothe / European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) sunbathing, Europe

Michael Durham / Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) young turtle swimming in water, central Texas

Michael Durham / Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) young turtle swimming in water, central Texas

Pete Oxford / Caspian Terrapin (Mauremys caspica), Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Andalusia, Spain

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / European pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis) portrait, on a paved road, Puska village, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / European pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis) portrait, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / European pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis) in a meadow, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Balkan terrapin (Mauremys rivulata) at water surface, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Balkan terrapin (Mauremys rivulata) swimming, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / European pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis) close-up of eye, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geidemark / Three European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) and a Balkan terrapin (Mauremys rivulata) Butrint, Albania, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geidemark / Three European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) and a Balkan terrapin (Mauremys rivulata) on a rock surrounded by water, Butrint, Albania, June 2009

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback terrapin {Malaclemmys terrapin} basking beside water, New Jersey, Delaware Bay, USA

Scott Leslie / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta), Nova Scotia, Canada

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / European pond turtle / terrapin (Emys orbicularis) Bulgaria, May 2008

Scott Leslie / Florida Red-bellied Turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni) pair sunbathing on rock, Florida

ZSSD / Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle (Emydura subglobosa) babies, native to Australia

Dave Bevan / Red-eared terrapin / turtle (Pseudemys scripta elegans) underwater, Captive.

Jasper Doest / Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) near pond, George West, Texas

Bruno D'Amicis / Mediterranean Pond Turtle / Spanish terrapin (Mauremys leprosa) basking on rock, Southern Morocco, NW Africa

Bruno D'Amicis / Mediterranean Pond Turtles / Spanish terrapins (Mauremys leprosa) basking on rock, Southern Morocco, NW Africa

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) immature juvenile, North America

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback Terrapin {Malaclemys terrapin} juvenile in salt marsh, Stone Harbor, New Jersey, USA

Fabio Liverani / Side necked terrapin / yellow spotted river turtle {Podocnemis unifilis} basking on log in Tambopata river, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru