Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

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

David Pattyn / European Pond Terrapin (Emys orbicularis), Kresna gorge, South West Bulgaria

Emanuele Biggi / Various pieces of different endangered tortoises and terrapin species from the Amazon basin are sold in the Belen market, Iquitos, Peru. July 2014.

Emanuele Biggi / Various pieces of different endangered tortoises and terrapin species from the Amazon basin are sold int the Belen market, Iquitos, Peru. July 2014.

Pedro Narra / Mediterranean pond turtles (Mauremys leprosa) breathing at surface, Sado Estuary, Portugal. March

David Perpinan / Artificial incubation of eggs obtained from wild female Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) that died after a road traffic accident. Georgia, United States, Rehabilitation Centre. Small repro...

Ashley Cooper / Striped necked terrapins (Mauremys caspica) in a river in Skala Eresou, Lesvos, Greece. June.

Emanuele Biggi / Various parts of South American yellow-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis denticulata), Vulnerable species, and terrapin species from the Amazon basin are sold for food in the Belen market, Iquitos, Peru....

Alex Mustard / Freshwater terrapin (Trachemys scripta elegans) in a garden pond. Dauin, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines.

Barry Mansell / Northern diamondback terrapin (Malacemmys terrapin terrapin) North Florida,USA, April.

Barry Mansell / Florida east coast terrapin (Malaclemys tequesta tequesta) captive, occurs in Florida, USA

Donald M. Jones / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) in defensive posture, western Montana

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) with East African Serrated Mud Turtles (Pelusios sinuatus) on back, Sabi-sands Game Reserve, South Africa

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) hatchling, on sand dune, Cape May, New Jersey, USA.

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) hatchling, Cape May, New Jersey, USA.

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) hatchling, Cape May, New Jersey, USA.

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) hatchling, Cape May, New Jersey, USA.

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) hatchling, Cape May, New Jersey, USA.

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) female ready to lay eggs, trapped on road by barrier, Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA, July.

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) on beach, Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA, July.

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) female laying eggs, Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA, July.

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) female on beach, Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA, June.

Mike Read / Common pochard (Aythya ferina) female on mat of vegetation with European pond terrapin (Emys obicularis) in the lake at Quinta do Lago, part of the Ria Formosa Nature Reserve, Algarve, Portugal, Febru...

Francisco Marquez / Spanish terrapin (Mauremys leprosa) entering a pond, Extremadura, Spain, December.

Francisco Marquez / Spanish terrapin (Mauremys leprosa) basking, Extremadura, Spain, December.

Alfred Trunk/ BIA / European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) female, Austria

Nate Chappell/ BIA / Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) male with basking Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) pair, Washington

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

Nick Upton / Two Western Caspian pond turtles / Balkan stripe-necked terrapins (Mauremys caspica rivulata) swimming in a pond with their heads above water, Isle of Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Golden Cat (Caracal aurata) grey morph male in rainforest, Kibale National Park, western Uganda

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Golden Cat (Caracal aurata) grey morph male in rainforest, Kibale National Park, western Uganda

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Golden Cat (Caracal aurata) grey morph sub-adult male in rainforest, Kibale National Park, western Uganda

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) swimming in salt marsh channel, The Glades Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey, USA, June.

Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, with algae on shell, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Scott Leslie / Eastern River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna), North Carolina

John Cancalosi / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin), Washington DC, USA. Captive

John Cancalosi / Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin), Washington DC, USA. Captive

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Golden Cat (Profelis aurata) researcher, Sam Isoke, giving lecture in primary school, part of an educational activity to teach children about forest animals, western Uganda

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Golden Cat (Profelis aurata) researcher, Sam Isoke, placing camera trap on tree, Kibale National Park, western Uganda

MYN / Andrew Snyder / South American Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys punctularia) looking up, Berbice River, Guyana, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Pete Oxford / Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina), Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina), Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina), Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina), Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) swimming, native to North America

Pete Oxford / Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) swimming, native to North America

Pete Oxford / Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta), native to North America

Pete Oxford / Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta), native to North America

Pete Oxford / Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) swimming in pond, Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Georgia

Pete Oxford / Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) diving in pond, Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Georgia

Roland Seitre / River Terrapin (Batagur baska) captive at Bronx Zoo, Critically endangered. Native to South East Asia.

Roland Seitre / River Terrapin (Batagur baska) captive at Bronx Zoo, New York. Native to South East Asia.

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

Steve Gettle / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) pair sunning on log, North America

Steve Gettle / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) trio sunning on log, North America

Steve Gettle / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) sunning on a log, North America

Steve Gettle / Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) turtle, North America

Steve Gettle / Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) sunning on a log, North America

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 / JP Lawrence / White-lipped mud turtle (Kinosternon leucostomum) Escudo de Veraguas, Panama. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Northern river terrapin (Batagur baska), Bhawal National Park, Bangladesh

Donald M. Jones / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) basking, western Montana

Donald M. Jones / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) on log, western Montana

Donald M. Jones / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta), western Montana

Donald M. Jones / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) basking, western Montana

Donald M. Jones / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) on log in defensive posture, western Montana

Cyril Ruoso / Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) turtle surfacing in rain, southern Texas

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

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