Species of Thailand
Turtle and tortoise species in Thailand
Please note that some of species listed below may be extinct or no longer found in Thailand.
This list 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.
On 'wildlife' section of protected site pages you will see species that belongs to each park. These lists are far from being complete. If you have been to any of these locations and have seen any species not listed in related park page, please let us know.
(x/y states nr of photos/video clips)
Turtles (Order: Testudines)
Total 34 species
Sea and leatherback turtles (Family: Dermochelyidae and Cheloniidae)
- Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas (8/0)
- Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata (5/0)
- Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea (2/0)
- Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta (2/0)
- Olive ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea (3/0)
Platysternidae (Family: Platysternidae)
- Big-headed turtle, Platysternon megacephalum (2/0)
Softshell turtles (Family: Trionychidae)
- Amyda ornata (0/0)
- Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle, Chitra chitra (0/0)
- Burmese flapshell turtle, Lissemys scutata (1/0)
- Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle, Chitra vandijki (0/0)
- Burmese peacock softshell, Nilssonia formosa (1/0)
- Cantor's giant softshell turtle, Pelochelys cantorii (1/0)
- Chinese softshell turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis (1/0)
- Malayan softshell turtle, Dogania subplana (0/0)
Freshwater pond turtles (Family: Geoemydidae)
Mangrove terrapins (Genus: Batagur)
- Northern river terrapin, Batagur baska (1/0)
- Painted terrapin, Batagur borneoensis (2/0)
- Southern river terrapin, Batagur affinis (1/0)
Southeast Asian box turtles (Genus: Cuora)
- Amboina box turtle, Cuora amboinensis (5/0)
- Keeled box turtle, Cuora mouhotii (4/0)
Asian leaf turtles (Genus: Cyclemys)
- Asian leaf turtle, Cyclemys dentata (1/0)
- Enigmatic leaf turtle, Cyclemys enigmatica (0/0)
- Oldham's leaf turtle, Cyclemys oldhamii (4/0)
- Western black-bridged leaf turtle, Cyclemys atripons (0/0)
Asian pond turtles (Genus: Heosemys)
- Giant Asian pond turtle, Heosemys grandis (4/0)
- Spiny turtle, Heosemys spinosa (3/0)
- Yellow-headed temple turtle, Heosemys annandalii (2/0)
Snail-eating turtles (Genus: Malayemys)
- Khorat snail-eating turtle, Malayemys khoratensis (0/0)
- Malayan snail-eating turtle, Malayemys macrocephala (1/0)
- Mekong snail-eating turtle, Malayemys subtrijuga (0/0)
Flat-shelled turtle (Genus: Notochelys)
- Flat-shelled turtle, Notochelys platynota (0/0)
Pond turtles (Genus: Siebenrockiella)
- Black marsh turtle, Siebenrockiella crassicollis (2/0)
Tortoises (Family: Testudinidae)
Asian elongated tortoises (Genus: Indotestudo)
- Elongated tortoise, Indotestudo elongata (3/0)
Asian tortoises (Genus: Manouria)
- Asian forest tortoise, Manouria emys (5/0)
- Impressed tortoise, Manouria impressa (1/0)