Turtle Pictures

Turtle Species Types of Turtles Types of Sea Turtles Aldabra Tortoise Blanding's Turtle Burmese Brown Tortoise Chicken Turtle Desert Box Turtle Eastern River Cooter Gulf Coast Box Turtle Pacific Green Sea Turtle Pig-nosed Turtle Red-eared Slider Snake-necked Turtle Vietnamese Leaf Turtle Western Pond Turtle

Welcome to the turtle album.

Turtles are reptiles with shells. The name turtles is often used as a synomym for the over 250 world-wide species in the order Testudines. The order consists of familiar families such as sea turtles, tortoises and box turtles, as well as less known families such as Pig-nosed Turtles.

Turtle populations are declining in many areas due to habitat destruction and overfishing. The article, Types of Turtles, in the box on the right provides greater detail on turtle populations in the United States.

The other links provide pictures and descriptions of turtle species that represent many different turtle families.

School students may use these images for reports as long as they use the proper copyright label. No further permission is needed. There is also a Turtle Clip Art section.