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- African Hingeback Tortoise Central - Dedicated to the care, biology, and conservation of tortoises in the genus Kinixys.
www.geocities.com/hiramtom/tortindex.html
- African Mud Turtles - An essay on taxonomy and the genus Pelusios by David Kirkpatrick.
www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/pel.html
- American Box Turtles - Information on the conservation and captive care of North American Box Turtles, Terrapene sp.
www.americanboxturtle.freeservers.com
- Asian Box Turtles - Taxonomy, natural history, captive care and photos of Asian Box Turtles (Genera Cuora, Cistoclemmys, and Pyxidea).
www.micronet.net/users/~turtles/Asian.html
- Asian Turtle Crisis - The imminent threat of extinction of Asian turtle species from commercial exploitation, with links to related articles.
nytts.org/asianturtlecrisis.html
- Bermuda Turtle Project - A research and education program sponsored by the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo and the Caribbean Conservation Corporation.
cccturtle.org/bermuda/index2.htm
- Big-headed Turtle - A small semi-terrestrial turtle from Southeast Asia: Platysternon megacephalum. David T. Kirkpatrick.
www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/bigheads.html
- Bog/Muhlenberg Turtle Fact Document - Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; U.S. Department of the Interior proposal to list northern and southern Clemmys muhlenbergii populations as threatened. 1997.
www.xmission.com/~gastown/herpmed/bogtur.htm
- Box Turtle Conservation Strategies, McKeever Center, Pennsylvania - Discusses loss of habitat, pet collecting, and predators.
www.mckeever.org/turtle.html
- Box Turtle Observation Project - General behavior observations, pictures, advice on NOT keeping them as pets.
www.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/boxt/boxt.html
- Cairo American College Egyptian Tortoise Program - The eighth grade students of Cairo American College have taken on the responsibility of saving the endangered Egyptian Tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni.
www.cac.edu.eg/Sinai/tortoise.html
- California Turtle and Tortoise Club - Comprehensive resource for turtle and tortoise information. Includes photo gallery, sounds, species profiles, conservation news, and links.
www.tortoise.org
- Chelonian Research Foundation - Publisher of the journal Chelonian Conservation and Biology, The Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter, and Chelonian Research Monographs.
www.chelonian.org
- Common Snapping Turtle - Understanding the biology of Chelydra serpentina.
www.science.mcmaster.ca/Biology/Harbour/SPECIES/TURTLE/SNAP/SNAP.HTM
- David Kirkpatrick's Turtle Stuff - Full text of published articles about many different species of turtles.
www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/turtles.html
- Desert Box Turtle: Terrapene ornata luteola - Taxonomy, description, and care of the Desert Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata luteola. Mary Hopson, 2000.
www.micronet.net/users/~turtles/pondfolder/ornata_luteola.html
- Desert Tortoise Council - An international nonprofit organization whose members share a common fascination with wild desert tortoises and the environment they depend upon.
www.deserttortoise.org
- Desert Tortoise Hub - Links to articles, photos, and research projects about Gopherus agassizii.
www.projectlinks.org/dtortoise
- Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee - Group helps establish tortoise preserves, implements management programs for reserves and educational programs that evaluate measures aimed at ecosystem and critical habitat recovery.
www.tortoise-tracks.org
- Gopher Tortoise Guardians - Working hard to get better protection and to purchase habitat for tortoises in Florida.
community.naplesnews.com/29
- Graptemys Proposal - The inclusion of all species in the genus Graptemys in Appendix II, in accordance with Article II 2(a).
www.xmission.com/~gastown/herpmed/graptem.htm
- Kids' Questions About Turtles - Answers to your questions about turtles! How long have they been on earth? How many different kinds? What are the largest and smallest? ...
www.micronet.net/users/~turtles/pondfolder/kidspage/questions.html
- Le Village des Tortues du Senegal - Bi-lingual French/English web site dedicated to the conservation and natural history of the African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata in Senegal.
home.tiscali.be/FRD/index.htm
- Leatherback Turtles in Cornwall - Description and classification of Dermochelys coriacea.
www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/cornwall/species/leather.htm
- New York State Sea Turtle Program - A detailed study of the four species of sea turtles found in Long Island waters.
www.cresli.org/cresli/turtles/turthome.html
- Nova Scotia Turtles - Photographic identification guide and species accounts for Nova Scotia's seven species.
museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/turtles
- Order Testudines - Informative pages from the Animal Diversity Web on most turtle species. Habitat information, photographs, and other resources.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/reptilia/testudines.html
- Radiated Tortoise - Geochelone radiata, by David T. Kirkpatrick.
www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/radiated.html
- Red Eared Slider - Trachemys scripta elegans ecology and conservation.
www.science.mcmaster.ca/Biology/Harbour/SPECIES/TURTLE/RED-EAR/HOME.HTM
- Red Eared Slider - Habitat and distribution Trachemys scripta elegans.
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/reptiles/slider.htm
- River Cooter, Pseudemys concinna - Contains photo, description, natural history and captive care of river cooter turtles.
www.micronet.net/users/~turtles/cooter.html
- Semi-Aquatic Turtles Overview - The basics of turtle husbandry and recognizing commonly available native species from the States.
www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/oversemi.html
- The Turtle Pages - List of species native to the United States and Canada, with thoroughly detailed accounts, including photographs and maps, for 5 species. Sections on evolution, anatomy, conservation, trivia, and literature.
theturtlepages.crosswinds.net
- TortoiseAid - Dedicated to the protection and preservation of tortoises, turtles, and terrapins worldwide.
www.tortoiseaid.org
- Turtle and Tortoise Book Shop - Large selection of fine chelonian books, free searchable online turtle and tortoise bibliography, news, articles on field research, captive propagation, and more.
www.turtlebookshop.com
- Turtle Conservation - General information and links on turtle conservation issues, from the Tennessee Aquarium.
www.tennis.org/Amazing/conservation.html
- Turtles and Tortoises on Stamps - Illustrated list of stamps with depictions of turtles or tortoises.
www.cse.psu.edu/~riemer/turtstmp
- Turtles and Tortugas - Personal page of a turtle fan with games and lots of other stuff.
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/1454
- Wood Turtle - Clemmys insculpta identification, distribution, habitat, behaviour, nutritional requirements, reproduction, neonatal care, and other interesting things.
www.science.mcmaster.ca/Biology/Harbour/SPECIES/TURTLE/WOOD/WOOD.HTM
- Wood Turtle Earthworm Stomping - Stomping for Earthworms by Clemmys insculpta in Captivity.
www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/stomp.html
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