REPTILES - Neil's Wildlife Journal

crocodiles, snakes, lizards, chameleons, tortoises and turtles

Green Turtle [Chelonia mydas agassizi]

Adult of sub-species agassizi ‘Galapagos Green Turtle’ – Location : Black Turtle Cove, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador – Date of image : 13 Nov 2013

Pond Slider [Trachemys scripta elegans]

Adult of sub-species elegans ‘Red-eared Slider’ – Location : Leeds Castle, Kent, England – Date of image : 18 Jun 2009

Meso-American Slider [Trachemys venusta uhrigi]

Adults of sub-species uhrigi ‘Uhrig's Slider’ – Location : Caño Negro, Alajuela province, Costa Rica – Date of image : 03 Apr 2022

Serrated Hinged Terrapin [Pelusios sinuatus]

Adult resting on the back of a hippo – Location : Lake Panic Hide, near Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South Africa – Date of image : 26 May 2010

Serrated Hinged Terrapin [Pelusios sinuatus]

Adult – Location : Bume River low-water bridge, near Crocodile Bridge, Kruger National Park, South Africa – Date of image : 06 Mar 2005

Yellow-spotted River Turtle [Podocnemis unifilis]

Adult – Location : La Selva Eco-lodge, Yasuní Biosphere Reserve, Ecuador – Date of image : 27 Mar 2014

Radiated Tortoise [Astrochelys radiata]

Adult – Location : Newquay Zoo, Cornwall, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2018

Galapagos Giant Tortoise [Chelonoidis nigra porteri]

Adult of sub-species porteri ‘Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise’ – Location : El Manzanillo Ranch, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador – Date of image : 14 Nov 2013

Galapagos Giant Tortoise [Chelonoidis nigra porteri]

Adult of sub-species porteri ‘Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise’ – Location : El Manzanillo Ranch, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador – Date of image : 14 Nov 2013

Galápagos Giant Tortoise [Chelonoidis nigra chathamensis]

Adult of sub-species chathamensis ‘San Cristóbal Giant Tortoise’ – Location : Puerto Baquiezo Moreno, Isla San Cristóbal, Galápagos, Ecuador – Date of image : 17 Nov 2013

Galapagos Giant Tortoise [Chelonoidis nigra hoodensis]

Adult of sub-species hoodensis ‘Española Giant Tortoise’ – Location : Fausto Llerena breeding centre, Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador – Date of image : 14 Nov 2013

Galapagos Giant Tortoise [Chelonoidis nigra hoodensis]

1-year olds of sub-species hoodensis ‘Española Giant Tortoise’ – Location : Fausto Llerena breeding centre, Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador – Date of image : 14 Nov 2013

Leopard Tortoise [Stigmochelys pardalis]

Adult – Location : farm Umtu, near Hotazel, Northern Cape, South Africa – Date of image : 12 Dec 2007

Leopard Tortoise [Stigmochelys pardalis]

Very old adult – Location : farm Umtu, near Hotazel, Northern Cape, South Africa – Date of image : 15 Dec 2007

Leopard Tortoise [Stigmochelys pardalis]

Adult – Location : near Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South Africa – Date of image : 01 Mar 2010