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Species Spotlights
Species Spotlight! Bourret’s Box Turtle!
Beautiful Bale of Bourret’s! Our Turtle Survival Center in South Carolina houses an assurance colony numbering over 60 individuals of this splendid species. Their wild...
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Species Spotlight! Yellow-bellied Slider!
#turtletuesday Twofer: Part 1 The Yellow-bellied Slider is arguably one of the most common turtles found in South Carolina, and they find refuge in wetlands...
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Species Spotlight! Vietnamese Pond Turtle!
#turtletuesday Twofer: Part 2 An endemic species of coastal south-central Vietnam, these stripe-faced beauties are, sadly, now one of the rarest turtles in nature. At...
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Species Spotlight! Common Musk Turtle!
What a little stinker! It’s Musk Turtle Monday! Did you know that native Common (or Eastern) Musk Turtles find refuge in shallow wetlands on the...
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Species Spotlight! Coastal Plain Cooter!
It’s Mother’s Day, and what better species to highlight than a native one that often lays its eggs on and around the grounds of our...
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Species Spotlight! Southeast Asian Box Turtle
#Saturday Turtle Survival Center Species Spotlight! Hailing from a broad range across subtropical and tropical South and Southeast Asia, these stripe-faced beauties are well known...
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Species Spotlight! Forsten’s Tortoise!
Hailing from Sulawesi, these handsome little tortoises are feisty, full of character, and critically endangered. Your support ensures this species survives into the future! Donate...
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Species Spotlight! Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle!
Be honest. You can’t stop looking at the pinstripes can you? Today’s Species Spotlight is all about the Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle! This Critically Endangered critter...
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Species Spotlight! Indochinese Box Turtle!
#TurtleTuesday! Also known as the Flowerback Box Turtle, the glorious galbinifrons is a member of the Cuora genus, the Asian box turtles. This seriously stunning...
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Species Spotlight! Keeled Box Turtle!
Mouhotii Monday! These unique little turtles are named for the three ridges, or keels, running down their backs. Think of them as having shells like...
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Species Spotlight! Yellow-headed Box Turtle!
“It’s gonna be a bright, bright, bright sunshiny day!” This #SundayFunDay Species Spotlight features a turtle that always brings sunshine to our day at the...
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Species Spotlight! Eastern Mud Turtle!
Did you know that native Eastern Mud Turtles find refuge in shallow wetlands on the grounds of our Turtle Survival Center in South Carolina? You...
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