Like the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), more than half of the seven species of sea turtle are classified as endangered or critically endangered. The green turtle is a large sea turtle, weighing up to 700 pounds (317.5 kg), and the only herbivorous species. Green turtles…
The painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) generally inhabits slow-moving freshwater—such as slow-moving streams and rivers, marshes, lakes, and ponds—with areas of dense vegetation for shelter and feeding. The species is native to Canada, the continental United States, and northern Mexico….
Gopherus agassizii (commonly called Mohave desert tortoise) is a large – slow moving – terrestrial desert turtle native to the state of California and Nevada in the USA. The species is listed as Vulnerable on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red…
