Southern Marsh Terrapin. A common and widely distributed endemic species in South Africa. #chelonian #turtle #herpetology #ecology #africanwildlife #conservation #reptiles

Kalahari Ferrari. A small tortoise of the arid savanna of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. #tortoise #chelonian #herpetology #ecology #africanwildlife

The Loggerhead Turtle is widely distributed around coastal Africa and also found in the Mediterranean and Red Seas. #turtle #marineturtle #chelonian #marinebiology #herpetology #plasticpollution

32-Million-Year-old Fossil Leatherback Sea Turtle Is A New Species - Reptiles Magazine Ueloca colemanorum was named by the Indians and the paleontologists who studied it. Colemanorum refers to the family who found it.

A new species of leatherback turtle #chelonian #leatherbackturtle #seaturtle #reptiles #reptilesmagazine reptilesmagazine.com/32-million-y...

Seaweed Barriers Threatens Sea Turtle Hatchling Pathways to Ocean - Reptiles Magazine Sargassum seaweed are creating a barrier for hatchling sea turtles trying to get to the sea.

Hatchling sea turtles struggle from the moment they hatch. #seaturtles #sargassum #florida #chelonian reptilesmagazine.com/seaweed-barr...

3 More Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoises Hatch At Philadelphia Zoo - Reptiles Magazine These hatchlings are all male and join the four siblings, all female, that hatched starting February 27.

Here is some excellent news for the Western Santa Cruz island Galapagos tortoise #galapagos #criticallyendangered #galapagostortoise #tortoiselovers #tortoise #chelonian reptilesmagazine.com/3-more-weste...

Hard at work giving our tortoise lodge a makeover 🐢 #tortoise #tortoises #chelonian #reptile #reptilelover #tortoiselove

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We love getting feedback from our customers. Angus, a beautiful female 😂 tortoise, has stayed with us a number of times over the years. We look forward to seeing her again soon! #tortoise #tortoises #chelonian #reptile #reptilelover #tortoiselove

Fun and games with some of our boarders and home visits over the festive break ❤️ #rats #rat #petrat #petrats #tortoise #tortoises #chelonian #reptile #reptilelover #tortoiselove #cat #cats #catlover #catlife

Have you ever heard of Yellow-Footed Tortoises?
#exoticpets #yellowfoottortoise #redfoottortoise #iliketurtles #tortoises #chelonian #repticon

Bodhi is finally back for real! First time she's been in the yard since the Biden administration (which already seems forever ago). I was beginning to think she might hibernate for the next four years.
#tortoise #reptile #sulcatatortoise #chelonian #herpetology

A photo of a sulcata tortoise just outside its burrow, next to a backyard shed

My #SulcataTortoise has been riding out the cold weather for months now and finally emerged today! So happy to see this face.
#tortoise #reptile #chelonian

[Video] Jonathan the tortoise has earned himself two Guinness World Records at the age of 192, one as the world’s oldest living land animal.
Other record is Oldest #Chelonian.

#JonathanTheTortoise
#GuinnessWorldRecords

#Blood analytes were found to be significantly different in jugular samples between head-started and free-ranging box turtles. Learn more: doi.org/10.2460/javm... #hematology #easternboxturtle #Terrapenecarolina #chelonian

An Eastern Hermann tortoise surrounded by foliage.

Where are my tortoise and turtle and terrapin lovers? #chelonian

Carapaça de Tartaruga da Amazônia- Podocnemis expansa

Voltando as origens 🐢
#science
#chelonian
#amazon
#teaching