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  2. Philippine forest turtle - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine forest turtle is an enigmatic freshwater turtle species, it exerts great fascination for turtle hobbyists. Due to the previous inability to locate it in the wild, probable threats from habitat loss, and potential pressure from collectors, this turtle is listed as critically endangered .

  3. Sulawesi forest turtle - Wikipedia

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    The Sulawesi forest turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi) is a critically endangered species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is monotypic within the genus Leucocephalon . [ 3 ] It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia .

  4. Arakan forest turtle - Wikipedia

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    The Arakan forest turtle (Heosemys depressa) is a critically endangered turtle species native to the Arakan Hills in western Myanmar [1] and the bordering Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. [3] The Arakan forest turtle is a semiterrestrial turtle, meaning it can survive in aquatic as well as terrestrial habitats, but adults prefer living in ...

  5. African forest turtle - Wikipedia

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    The African forest turtle is a side-necked turtle; unable to fully withdraw their heads into their shells, they draw them to the side and fold them beneath the upper edge of their shells. This species is characterized by a flattened, brown carapace with a black dorsal line. The plastron hinge is located in rear position.

  6. Cane turtle - Wikipedia

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    The Cochin forest cane turtle (Vijayachelys silvatica), also known as Kavalai forest turtle, forest cane turtle or simply cane turtle, is a rare turtle from the Western Ghats of India. Described in 1912, its type locality is given as "Near Kavalai in the Cochin State Forests, inhabiting dense forest, at an elevation of about 1500 feet above sea ...

  7. Turtle - Wikipedia

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    Turtle skulls vary in shape, from the long and narrow skulls of softshells to the broad and flattened skull of the mata mata. [25] Some turtle species have developed large and thick heads, allowing for greater muscle mass and stronger bites. [26] Turtles that are carnivorous or durophagous (eating hard-shelled animals) have the most powerful bites.

  8. Asian forest tortoise - Wikipedia

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    The Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys), also known commonly as the Mountain tortoise or Burmese Brown Mountain tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. It is believed to be among the most primitive of living tortoises, based on molecular and morphological studies.

  9. Yellow-footed tortoise - Wikipedia

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    The yellow-footed tortoise is also called the yellow-foot or yellow-legged tortoise, the Brazilian giant tortoise, or South American forest tortoise, as well as local names such as jabuti-tinga [what language is this?], jabuti [what language is this?], morrocoy [what language is this?], woyamou [what language is this?] or wayamo [what language is this?], or some variation of jabuta [what ...