Species of Thailand
Turtle and tortoise species in Thailand
Please note that some of the species listed below may be extinct or no longer found in Thailand.
This list below is result of our own cross-referencing of checklists from many sites, location data from scientific publications, IUCN website, books, blogs etc. We have also used location data from photos posted by photographers.
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Turtles (Order: Testudines)
Total 34 species
Sea and leatherback turtles (Family: Dermochelyidae and Cheloniidae)
- Caretta caretta, Loggerhead sea turtle
- Chelonia mydas, Green sea turtle
- Dermochelys coriacea, Leatherback sea turtle
- Eretmochelys imbricata, Hawksbill sea turtle
- Lepidochelys olivacea, Olive ridley sea turtle
Platysternidae (Family: Platysternidae)
- Platysternon megacephalum, Big-headed turtle
Softshell turtles (Family: Trionychidae)
- Amyda ornata, Southeast Asian softshell turtle
- Chitra chitra, Nutaphand's narrow-headed softshell turtle
- Chitra vandijki, Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle
- Dogania subplana, Malayan softshell turtle
- Lissemys scutata, Burmese flapshell turtle
- Nilssonia formosa, Burmese peacock softshell
- Pelochelys cantorii, Asian Giant softshell turtle
- Pelodiscus sinensis, Chinese softshell turtle
Freshwater pond turtles (Family: Geoemydidae)
Mangrove terrapins (Genus: Batagur)
- Batagur affinis, Southern river terrapin
- Batagur baska, Northern river terrapin
- Batagur borneoensis, Painted terrapin
Southeast Asian box turtles (Genus: Cuora)
- Cuora amboinensis, Amboina box turtle
- Cuora mouhotii, Keeled box turtle
Asian leaf turtles (Genus: Cyclemys)
- Cyclemys atripons, Western black-bridged leaf turtle
- Cyclemys dentata, Asian leaf turtle
- Cyclemys enigmatica, Enigmatic leaf turtle
- Cyclemys oldhamii, Oldham's leaf turtle
Asian pond turtles (Genus: Heosemys)
- Heosemys annandalii, Yellow-headed temple turtle
- Heosemys grandis, Giant Asian pond turtle
- Heosemys spinosa, Spiny turtle
Snail-eating turtles (Genus: Malayemys)
- Malayemys khoratensis, Khorat snail-eating turtle
- Malayemys macrocephala, Malayan snail-eating turtle
- Malayemys subtrijuga, Mekong snail-eating turtle
Flat-shelled turtle (Genus: Notochelys)
- Notochelys platynota, Malayan flat-shelled turtle
Pond turtles (Genus: Siebenrockiella)
- Siebenrockiella crassicollis, Black marsh turtle
Tortoises (Family: Testudinidae)
Asian elongated tortoises (Genus: Indotestudo)
- Indotestudo elongata, Elongated tortoise
Asian tortoises (Genus: Manouria)
- Manouria emys, Brown tortoise
- Manouria impressa, Impressed tortoise