Until 1975, when selling turtles less than four inches long was banned due to outbreaks of salmonella in children, "babies" of this species were sold by the millions every year,…
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Known as the Gua in Mexico, this huge-headed turtle is also found in Belize, Honduras, and Guatemala. A giant among the musk and mud turtle family, it can attain a…
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This beautiful tortoise was listed as an endangered species by the US Government in 1973. In the last decade, its status has deteriorated from being classified as vulnerable to extinction,…
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This critically endangered freshwater turtle was long thought to be in the otherwise South American genus Podocmemis, which includes the Arrau and Yellow-spotted side-necked turtles, also displayed at the DWA.…
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A resemblance to a pile of rotting leaves serves this reptile well. When unaware small fishes swim too close, they disappear instantly -- sucked in by a powerful vacuum created…
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In the 1960s, vast numbers of the tiny, brightly colored young of this species were sent to the US with shipments of tropical fish, but most did not survive. Since…
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This South American turtle is famous for the mass gatherings of females that come ashore to lay their eggs, often a hundred at a time. Otherwise, these plant-eaters hardly ever…
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