freshwater turtles
River-dwelling shelled reptiles
Freshwater turtles are turtles that live primarily in rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams rather than oceans.
The term distinguishes them from sea turtles and land-dwelling tortoises.
Most species are omnivorous, eating plants, insects, and small fish.
Common examples include snapping turtles, painted turtles, and sliders.
The pond was home to several freshwater turtles basking on logs.
- logSectioned tree trunk
- plastronVentral shell portion
- shellHard outer covering
- baskingWarming oneself pleasantly
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
chelonian · mud · slow and steady · Lakes · hatchling · scutes · soft shell · bale · pet trade · swim · sunning · lily pad · pond · wetland · eggs · nesting site · Rivers · marsh
freshwater turtlessea turtles
Ocean-dwelling shelled reptiles
marine turtles · leatherback turtle · green sea turtle · loggerhead turtle
freshwater turtlestortoises
Shelled land reptiles
desert tortoises · desert tortoise · Galápagos tortoise · box turtles · gopher tortoise