AN APPROXIMATE LIST OF
TURTLES
OF NORTHERN YUCATAN (north of Mérida's latitude)

(based on distribution information in
Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatán, and Belize,
Jonathen A. Campbell, University of Oklahoma Press, 1998)

Mud Turtles, Family Kinosternidae
  • Red-cheeked Mud Turtle, Kinosternon scorpioides

Pond Turtles, Family Emydidae

  • Mesoamerican Slider, Trachemys scripta
  • Furrowed Wood Turtle, Rhinoclemmys areolata

Sea Turtles

  • Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas
  • Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta
  • Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys kempii

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