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Different Kinds Of Turtles. The largest sea turtle species is the leatherback turtle. They arent turtles that does well with a lot of handling though. The largest terrestrial species the Asian softshell turtle Pelochelys cantorii produced a few individuals up to 200 cm 66 ft. In order to make it simple each of the existing families of turtles are grouped into different types such as the snapping turtles sea turtles true tortoises mud turtles river turtles soft-shell turtles side-necked turtles etc.
There are two main types of turtles. In the US these are all commonly referred to as turtles. 272 to 680 kilograms and is about 45 to 525 feet 139 to 160 centimeters long according to the World Wildlife Federation WWF. The families of turtles include the leatherback sea turtles soft-shelled turtles snapping turtles and tortoises among others. The Geoemydidae are an extremely large and diverse family of turtles with about 70 species belonging to the order of the Testudines or the Chelonii that have a characteristic special cartilaginous or bony shell evolved from their ribs to act as a shield. The largest terrestrial species the Asian softshell turtle Pelochelys cantorii produced a few individuals up to 200 cm 66 ft.
This family includes the hawksbill green flatback loggerhead Kemps ridley and olive ridley turtles.
They are the most friendly towards humans and thats what makes them so popular. They can be feisty and if they feel threatened they release a foul and musty odor. Only 12 species now exist. The Geoemydidae are an extremely large and diverse family of turtles with about 70 species belonging to the order of the Testudines or the Chelonii that have a characteristic special cartilaginous or bony shell evolved from their ribs to act as a shield. In order to make it simple each of the existing families of turtles are grouped into different types such as the snapping turtles sea turtles true tortoises mud turtles river turtles soft-shell turtles side-necked turtles etc. These all look fairly similar when compared to the seventh species the leatherback.