List of Reptiles of Europe - Turtles

Turtles

Family: Testudinidae (Tortoises)

• Herman's Tortoise Testudo hermanni NT (ssp. hermanni: EN) (Southern Europe)
• Spur-thighed Tortoise Testudo graeca VU (ssp. nikolskii: CR) (Southern Europe)
• Marginated Tortoise Testudo marginata LC (Southern Europe)
• Horsfield's Tortoise Testudo horsfieldi VU (Russia)

Family: Emydidae (Pond turtles)

• European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis LR/nt
• Sicilian Pond Turtle Emys trinacris DD (Sicily)
• Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta LC (non-native)
• Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta LC (introduced to Spain and Germany)

Family: Geoemydidae

• Spanish Pond Turtle Mauremys leprosa (Spain, Portugal, France)
• Balkan Pond Turtle Mauremys rivulata (south-eastern Europe, Turkey)
• Caspian Turtle Mauremys caspica (Southern Europe)

Family: Cheloniidae

• Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta EN (Southern Europe)
• Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempii CR
• Green Turtle Chelonia mydas EN (Southern Europe)

Family: Dermochelyidae

• Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea CR

Family: Trionychidae (Softshells)

• Nile Soft-shelled Turtle Trionyx triunguis (Mediterranean subpopulation: CR) (Greece)