Turtle Survival Alliance

Species Spotlights

This fantastic flapjack tortoise always draws the spotlight thanks to its unique, flat shape. Its flat body allows this tortoise to avoid predators by squeezing...

Hailing from Mexico, this speckled turtle is one of the many species that make up this turtle-rich country. The Spotted Box Turtle (Terrapene nelsoni) has...

Meet the small but strapping Spider Tortoise! This little tortoise is native to the southern extremes of Madagascar. With its black and straw-yellow carapace, it...

The Bog Turtle is a diminutive species native to the eastern United States that is quickly recognized by the distinctive yellow, orange, pink, or red...

On January 1st, 2024, an important law for turtle conservation took effect for turtles native to Minnesota. This law prohibits the commercial harvest of two...

Meet the Beautiful Bourret’s Box Turtle! For our #TurtleOfTheWeek, meet the beautiful Bourret’s Box Turtle! The Bourret’s Box Turtle (Cuora bourreti) is one of the...

We’re so excited to share our first #TurtleOfTheWeek of 2024! This week, meet the Keeled Box Turtle. These unique little turtles are named for the three ridges,...

Our final #TurtleOfTheWeek for 2023 is the striking North American Wood Turtle! The Wood Turtle can be found in the Northeast and Great Lakes regions of the...

This turtle is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico–the second most turtle-rich country in the world. This musk turtle is larger than many other...

Meet the Glorious galbinifrons of the Cuora genus Happy #TurtleTuesday! Our #TurtleOfTheWeek is a fan favorite from the Asian box turtle genus, Cuora,   and...

For our #TurtleOfTheWeek, you may recognize the popular Yellow-bellied Slider! The Yellow-bellied Slider is arguably one of the most common turtles found in South Carolina,...

The Magdalena River Turtle (Podocnemis lewyana) is endemic to Colombia where it is restricted to two river drainages in the country’s northwest, the Magdalena and...