World Chelonian Trust - Spanish, English and Taxonomic Designation Reference Table

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Spanish, English and Taxonomic Designation Reference Table

The following is a table created to assist those who need to relate the scientific designation for a species to common names in both Spanish and English. Please note, this table is not intended to be all inclusive, many species are known by more than one common name depending on local custom.

For pictures of each of the following species, please see the World Chelonian Trust Picture Galleries

Sincere thanks to Julio Arturo Torres Jaubert for his work in compiling this table.

Species for which the World Chelonian Trust has care sheets in Spanish as well as English are linked respectively below.

Taxonomic Designation	Spanish Name	English Name
Acanthochelys pallidipectoris	Tortuga de cuello ladeado de El Chaco	Chaco sideneck turtle
Amyda cartilaginea	Tortuga asiática de concha blanda	Asian softshelled turtle
Apalone spinifera spinifera	Tortuga de concha blanda espinosa	Spiny softshell turtle
Batagur baska	Terrapene de Río	River Terrapin
Callagur borneoensis	Galápago Pintado de Borneo	Painted Terrapin
Caretta caretta	Tortuga marina común	Loggerhead sea turtle
Carettochelys insculpata	Tortuga de carapacho blando / Tortuga boba papuana	Pignose turtle
Carettochelys insculpta	Tortuga de Ramsay	Pig-nosed Fly River turtle
Chelodina expansa	Tortuga gigante de cuello de serpiente	Broad-shelled turtle
Chelodina longicollis	Tortuga de cuello de serpiente	Eastern long-necked turtle
Chelonia mydas	Tortuga verde / tortuga franca / Tortuga blanca	Green sea turtle
Chelus fimbriatus	Mata mata	Mata mata
Chelydra serpentina	Tortuga comilluda	Snapper / snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina osceola	Tortuga de presa	Florida Snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina serpentina	Tortuga de presa americana / Tortuga mordedora	Common snapping turtle
Chersina angulata	To bauprés	Bowsprit tortoise
Chinemys nigricans	Tortuga de Cuello Rojo	Redneck Pond Turtle
Chinemys reevesii	Tortuga de Reeves	Reeves' Turtle
Chitra indica	Tortuga de concha blanda y cabeza estrecha	Narrow-headed softshelled turtle
Chrysemys picta	Tortuga Pintada	Painted Turtle
Claudius angustatus	Tortuga almizclada de puente estrecho	Narrow-bridged musk turtle
Clemmys gutatta	Galápago jaspeado	Spotted turtle
Clemmys insculpta	Galápago del bosque	Wood turtle
Clemmys marmorata	Tortuga de Estanque del Pacífico	Pacific Pond Turtle
Clemmys muhlenbergii	Tortuga Acuática de Mühlenberg	Bog Turtle
Cuora amboinensis	Tortuga de Caja del Sureste de Asia	Southeast Asia Box Turtle
Cuora amboinensis amboinensis	Tortuga de caja malaya / Tortuga de Ambon	Malayan box turtle
Cuora aurocapitata	Tortuga de Caja de Cabeza Amarilla	Yellow-headed Box Turtle
Cuora flavomarginata	Tortuga de Caja de Margenes Amarillas	Yellow-margined Box Turtle
Cuora galbinifrons	Tortuga de Caja Indochina	Indochinese Box Turtle
Cuora mccordi	Tortuga de Caja de McCord	McCord's Box Turtle
Cuora pani	Tortuga de Caja de Pan	Pan's Box Turtle
Cuora trifasciata	Tortuga de Caja China	Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle
Cuora yunnanensis	Tortuga de Caja de Yunnan	Yunnan Box Turtle
Cuora zhoui	Tortuga de Caja de Zhou	Zhou's Box Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia	Tortuga Pollo	Chicken Turtle
Dermatemys mawii	Tortuga de río de Centroamérica	Central American river turtle
Dermochelys coriácea	Tortuda laúd / Tortuga Cardón (Ven.) / Tort	Leatherback sea turtle
Emydoidea blandingii	Tortuga de Blanding	Blanding's Turtle
Emys blandingii	Tortuga acuática americana	Blanding's turtle
Emys orbicularis	Galápago Europeo / Tortuga de charca europea / Tortuga acuática europea	European Pond Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata	Tortuga carey / Tortuga carape (Ven)	Hawksbill turtle
Geochelone carbonaria	Tortuga de Patas Rojas / Tortuga carbonera	Red-Footed Tortoise
Geochelone chilensis	Tortuga del Chaco	Chilean Tortoise
Geochelone denticulata	Tortuga de Patas Amarillas	Yellow-footed Tortoise
Geochelone elegans	Tortuga Hindú / Tortuga estrella de la India	Star Tortoise
Geochelone gigantea	Tortuga de Aldabra	Aldabran Giant Tortoise
Geochelone nigra	Tortuga de las Islas Galápagos	Giant Tortoise
Geochelone pardalis	Tortuga Leopardo	Leopard Tortoise
Geochelone platynota	Tortuga Estrellada	Burmese Star Tortoise
Geochelone radiata	Tortuga Radiada	Radiated Tortoise
Geochelone sulcata	Tortuga Africana de Espuelas	African Spurred Tortoise
Geochelone yniphora	Tortuga Angonoka	Ploughshare Tortoise
Geoclemys hamiltonii	Tortuga de Estanque Moteada / Galápago de Hamilton	Spotted Pond Turtle
Geoemyda japonica	Tortuga de Pecho Negro de Okinawa	Okinawa Black-breasted Leaf Turtle
Geoemyda silvatica	Tortuga del Bosque Cochin	Cochin Forest Cane Turtle
Geoemyda spengleri	Tortuga de Pecho Negro China	Chinese Black-breasted Leaf Turtle
Gopherus agassizii	Tortuga de California	California Desert Tortoise
Gopherus berlandieri	Tortuga de Texas	Texas Gopher Tortoise
Gopherus flavomarginatus	Tortuga Mexicana	Mexican Gopher Tortoise
Gopherus poliphemus	Tortuga del desierto	Gopher tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus	Tortuga de la Florida	Florida Gopher Tortoise
Graptemys barbouri	Tortuga Mapa de Barbour	Barbour's Map Turtle
Graptemys caglei	Tortuga Mapa de Cagle	Cagle's Map Turtle
Graptemys ernsti	Tortuga Mapa de Ernst	Ernst's Map Turtle
Graptemys flavimaculata	Tortuga Mapa Manchada de Amarillo	Yellow-blotched Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica	Tortuga Mapa Común	Common Map Turtle
Graptemys gibbonsi	Tortuga Mapa de Gibbons	Gibbons' Map Turtle
Graptemys nigrinoda	Tortuga Mapa de Puntos Negros	Black-knobbed Map Turtle
Graptemys oculifera	Tortuga Mapa Anillada	Ringed Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis	Tortuga Mapa Ouachita	Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica	Tortuga Mapa Falsa	False Map Turtle
Graptemys pulchra	Tortuga Mapa de Alabama	Alabama Map Turtle
Graptemys versa	Tortuga Mapa de Texas	Texas Map Turtle
Hardella thurjii	Tortuga de Río Coronada	Crowned River Turtle
Heosemys depressa	Tortuga del Bosque Arakan	Arakan Forest Turtle
Heosemys grandis	Tortuga de Estanque Asiática Gigante	Giant Asian Pond Turtle
Heosemys leytensis	Tortuga de Estanque Filipina	Philippine Pond Turtle
Heosemys spinosa	Tortuga Espinosa	Spiny Turtle
Kachuga tecta	Tortuga de la India	Indian Roofed Turtle
Kinixys belliana	Tortuga articulada de Bell	Bell's Hingeback tortoise
Lepidochelys olivacea	Tortuga aceitunada / Tortuga lora / Tortuga Paslama (CenA)	Olive Ridley sea turtle
Lissemys punctata andersoni	Tortuga de concha moteada	Anderson's Flap-shelled turtle
Macrochelys temminckii	Tortuga caimán	Alligator snapping turtle
Malaclemys terrapin centrata	Galápago diamantino de Carolina	Carolina Diamondback terrapin
Malacochersus tornieri	Tortuga pastel africana	Pancake tortoise
Malayemys subtrijuga	Tortuga malaya comecaracoles	Malayan snail-eating turtle
Malocochersus tornieri	Tortuga africana
Manouria emys	Tortuga Castaña	Brown Tortoise
Mauremys caspica	Galápago Leproso	Caspian Turtle
Mauremys iversoni	Tortuga de Estanque de Fuji	Fujian Pond Turtle
Mauremys japonica	Tortuga de Estanque Japonesa	Japanese Pond Turtle
Mauremys leprosa	Tortuga mediterránea	Mediterranean pond turtle
Mauremys mutica	Tortuga de Estanque Amarilla	Yellow Pond Turtle
Ocadia sinensis	Tortuga de cuello de bandas	Chinese stripe-necked turtle Golden thread turtle
Orlitia borneoensis	Tortuga gigante de Malasia	Malayasin giant turtle
Pelochelys bibroni	Tortuga gigante asiática de concha blanda	Asian giant softshelled turtle
Pelomedusa subrufa	Tortuga de Escudo	Helmeted Turtle
Pelusios adansonii	Tortuga de Fango de Adanson	Adanson's Mud Turtle
Pelusios bechuanicus	Tortuga de Fango Okavango	Okavango Mud Turtle
Pelusios broadleyi	Tortuga de Fango de Broadley	Broadley's Mud Turtle
Pelusios carinatus	Tortuga de Fango Aquillada	African Keeled Mud Turtle
Pelusios castaneus	Tortuga de Fango Africana Occidental	West African Mud Turtle
Pelusios castanoides	Tortuga de Fango Africana Oriental	East African Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle
Pelusios gabonensis	Tortuga Selvática	African Forest Turtle
Pelusios nanus	Tortuga de Fango Enana	African Dwarf Mud Turtle
Pelusios niger	Tortuga Selvática Negra	West African Black Forest Turtle
Pelusios rhodesianus	Tortuga de Fango Variable	Variable Mud Turtle
Pelusios seychellensis	Tortuga de Fango de las Seychelles	Seychelles Mud Turtle
Pelusios sinuatus	Tortuga de Fango Serrada	Serrated Mud Turtle
Pelusios subniger	Tortuga de Fango Negra	East African Black Mud Turtle
Pelusios williamsi	Tortuga de Fango de Williams	Williams' Mud Turtle
Phrynops geoffroanus	Tortuga de cuello ladeado	Geoffroy's side-necked turtle
Phrynops hilarii	Tortuga de cuello ladeado y vientre jaspeado	Hilaire's side-necked turtle
Platemys platycephala	Tortuga de cuello ladeado	Twist-necked turtle
Platysternon megacephalum	Tortuga macrocéfala	Big-head turtle
Platysternon megacephalum	Tortuga platiesternón de cabeza grande	Big headed turtle
Podocnemis expansa	Tortuga gigante de Sudamérica / Tortuga Arrau	Giant Amazonian river turtle
Podocnemis unifilis	Tortuga moteada amarilla del Amazonas	Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle
Pyxidea mouhotii	Tortuga de Caja Aquillada	Keeled Box Turtle
Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides	Tortuga araña malgache	Malagasy spider turtle
Rafetus euphraticus	Tortuga de concha blanda del Éufrates	Mesopotamian softshell turtle
Rheodytes leukops	Tortuga de Fitzroy	Fitzroy river turtle
Rhinoclemmys annulata	Terrapene Café	Brown Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys areolata	Terrapene Arrugado	Furrowed Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys diademata	Terrapene de Maracaibo	Maracaibo Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys funerea	Terrapene Negro	Black Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys melanosterna	Terrapene Colombiano	Colombian Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys nasuta	Terrapene Narizudo	Largenose Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima	Terrapene Rayado	Painted Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys punctularia	Terrapene de Patas Moteadas	Spot-legged Turtle
Rhinoclemmys rubida	Terrapene Moteado Mexicano	Mexican Spotted Wood Turtle
Siebenrockiella crassicollis	Tortuga negra de marismas	Smiling terrapin Black terrapin Black mud turtle Malaysian black mud turtle
Staurotypus salvinii	Tortuga almizclada gigante de Chiapas	Central American musk turtle Pacific coast giant musk turtle
Staurotypus triporcatus	Tortuga mexicana gigante	Three-keeled musk turtle Giant musk turtle Mexican cross-breasted turtle
Sternotherus minor	Tortuga laúd almizclada	Loggerhead musk turtle
Terrapene carolina	Tortuga de Caja de las Carolinas	Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene coahuila	Tortuga de Caja de Coahuila	Coahuilan Box Turtle
Terrapene nelsoni	Tortuga de Caja Moteada	Spotted Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata	Tortuga de Caja Ornada	Ornate Box Turtle
Testudo graeca	Tortuga Griega	Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise
Testudo hermanni	Tortuga común europea Tortuga de Hermann	Hermann's Tortoise

Testudo horsfieldii	Tortuga de Asia Central	Horsfield's Tortoise
Testudo ibera	Tortuga de Asia Menor	Asia Minor Spur-thighed Tortoise
Testudo kleinmanni	Tortuga Egipcia	Egyptian Tortoise
Testudo marginata	Tortuga Marginada	Marginated Tortoise

Testudo terrestris	Tortuga del Medio Oriente	Middle Eastern Spur-thighed Tortoise
Tortuga graeca	Tortuga común europea	Golden Greek Tortoise
Trachemys decorata	Tortuga Dominicana	Hispaniola Slider
Trachemys decussata	Tortuga de las Antillas	North Antilles Slider
Trachemys dorbigni	Tortuga de Orbigny	Orbigny's Slider
Trachemys scripta	Tortuga Resbaladora	Slider
Trachemys scripta cataspilla	Regla de cálculo	Veracruz slider
Trachemys scripta elegans	Tortuga de orejas rojas	Red-eared slider
Trachemys stejnegeri	Tortuga de las Antillas Centrales	Central Antilles Slider
Trachemys terrapen	Tortuga Jamaiquina	Jamaican Slider