Thai National Parks

Species of Thailand

Turtle and tortoise species of Thailand

Please note that some of the species listed below may be extinct or no longer found in Thailand.

The range maps for the species listed below may not be accurate nor complete. Our work is not purely scientific but we verify the data we collect with the local top experts as much as we can.

Turtles (Order: Testudines)

Total 34 species

Sea and leatherback turtles
Platysternidae
Softshell turtles
Freshwater pond turtles
Mangrove terrapins (Genus: Batagur)
Southeast Asian box turtles (Genus: Cuora)
Asian leaf turtles (Genus: Cyclemys)
Asian pond turtles (Genus: Heosemys)
Snail-eating turtles (Genus: Malayemys)
Flat-shelled turtle (Genus: Notochelys)
Pond turtles (Genus: Siebenrockiella)
Tortoises
Asian elongated tortoises (Genus: Indotestudo)
Asian tortoises (Genus: Manouria)