Native to ponds throughout the Eastern United States, from Texas to New York, the Eastern mud turtle is a popular pet choice due to its small size. These turtles are aquatic but compact, rarely ...

Quitobaquito Springs, the turtle's only U.S. habitat, is also home to other rare species like the Sonoyta pupfish ...

The Sonoyta mud turtle has evolved as an aquatic species in one of the driest parts of the Sonoran Desert. With webbed feet and an innate ability to swim, this turtle depends heavily on what little ...

Turtles are the vertebrates under the greatest threat. Among the approximately 320 turtle species, the species confined to islands have been especially hard hit – humans have caused the extinction of ...