Top 5 Largest Turtle (Fresh water turtle edition)

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Image Citation Meta:Turtle Survival Alliance

Crowned river turtle

Maximum Carapace Length
61cm (2ft)
Scientific name
Herdella thurjii
Taxonomy
Family:Geoemydidae
Genus:Herdella
Range
South Asia

4th


photo credit:Dlouhohlávka mexická 9246u by Matěj Baťha

Central American river turtle

Maximum Carapace Length
65cm (2.1ft)
Scientific name
Dermatemys mawii
Taxonomy
Family:Dermatemydae
Genus:Dermatemys
Range
Central America
3rd


photo credit:img_36068 by Dave Pape

Alligator snapping turtle

Maximum Carapace Length
80cm (2.6ft)
Scientific name
Macrochelys temminckii
Taxonomy
Family:Chelidridae
Genus:Macrochelys
Range
Eastern United States
2nd


photo credit:Orlitia borneensis by Cowbongoa

Malaysian giant turtle

Maximum Carapace Length
80cm or more (2.6ft or more)
Scientific name
Orlitia borneensis
Taxonomy
Family:Geoemydidae
Genus:Orlitia
Range
Sumatra island,Borneo island
1st


photo credit:Podocnemis expansa in Zoo Krefeld (1) by FakirNL

Arrau turtle

Maximum Carapace Length
87cm (2.9ft)
Scientific name
Podocnemis expansa
Taxonomy
Family:Pelomedusidae
Genus:Podocnemis
Range
South America

The old type of turtle that doesn’t retract its neck and retracts sideways.

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