Unregulated commercial collection of freshwater turtles in southern and midwestern states is depleting native turtle populations, including those of rare map turtle species that may already be at risk ...

This close-up of the Rafetus swinhoei turtle shows its head and patterned skin. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), the world's largest freshwater turtle and one of the most ...

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

Turtles glide through the blue-green waters of Hornsby Spring like hockey puck slapshots as snorkelers stretch like goalies in their wake. If the brownish-yellow blurs make it behind a cypress root or ...

More than 40% of extant large freshwater animals (megafauna), including carp, salmonids, crocodilians, turtles, beavers, and ...

The study of freshwater turtle parasitology has evolved considerably over recent decades, moving from traditional morphological assessments to advanced molecular techniques. This research domain ...

Freshwater ecosystems across the United States are absorbing the consequences of decades-old decisions to import large non-native species for aquaculture, pest control, and the pet trade. From black ...

Nocturnal basking has only recently been reported in wild freshwater turtles, but this study suggests that the behaviour is widespread and occurs in many species. Postdoctoral Researcher at La Trobe ...