Turtles of JAPAN "TESTUDINATA"

This page introduces all the species of turtles of JAPAN.

Please click the name of turtle you want to know.
The turtles are called "Kame" in Japanese.Also, I pronounce with "xxx-Game", when the species are shown.

CHELONIIDAE(Umi-Game)
DERMOCHELYIDAE(Osa-Game)
BATAGURIDAE(Batagur-Game)
EMYDIDAE(Numa-Game)
TRIONYCHIDAE(Suppon)

CHELONIIDAE(Umi-Game)
The family of turtles in the sea.

COMMON NAME JAPANESE NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

Green turtle Ao-Umi-Game Chelonia mydas mydas

Hawksbill turtle Taimai Eretmochelys imbricata

Loggerhead turtle Aka-Umi-Game Caretta caretta

Olive ridley Olive-Hime-Umi-Game Lepidochelys olivacea

DERMOCHELYIDAE(Osa-Game)
The family of the biggest turtle of the world.

COMMON NAME JAPANESE NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

Leatherback turtle Osa-Game Dermochelys coriacea

BTAGURIDAE(Batagur-Game)
The family of the most common turtles in the river,pound,and all fresh water area.

COMMON NAME JAPANESE NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

(Yaeyama) Yellow-margined box turtle (Yaeyama) Semaru-Hako-Game Cuora flavomarginata evelynae

Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle Ryukyu-Yama-Game Geoemyda japonica

Reeves'pond turtle Kusa-Game Chinemys reevesii

Japanese pond turtle Nihon-Isi-Game Mauremys japonica

Asian blown pond turtle Minami-Isi-Game Mauremys mutica mutica

(Yaeyama) Asian blown pond turtle Yaeyama-Isi-Game Mauremys mutica kami

EMYDIDAE(Numa-Game)
The biggest family of "TESTUDINES".

COMMON NAME JAPANESE NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

Red-eared slider Mississippi-Aka-Mimi-Game Trachemys scripta elegans

TRIONYCHIDAE(Suppon)
The family of soft shell turtles.

COMMON NAME JAPANESE NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME

Chinese softshell turtle Nihon-Suppon Pelodiscus sinensis