Legal Reptiles (Turtles)1 or Non-Controled OAR 635-056-0060, Noncontroled Species: Except as otherwise provided in these rules or other rules of the commission, wildlife listed below may be imported, possessed, sold, purchased, exchanged or transported in the state without a permit:

*Federal or local laws may differ from OAR 635-056-0060 and would apply to these species.

*If the turtle is not on this list then it would be considered a "Prohibited Species".

Order: Testudines

Common Name Family Genus Species

Pignose Turtles Carettochelyidae Pignose Turtles C. insculpta

Austro-American Sidenecked Turtles Chelidae South American Sideneck Turtles Acanthochelys Pantanal Swamp Turtle A. macrocephala Chaco Sideneck Turtle A. pallidipectoris Brazilian Radiolated Swamp Turtle A. radiolata Spinyneck Swamp Turtle A. spixii Snakeneck Turtles Chelodina Giant Snakeneck Turtle C. expansa Common Snakeneck Turtle C. longicollis McCord Snakeneck Turtle C. mccordi New Guinea Snakeneck Turtle C. novaeguineae Narrow-breasted Snakeneck Turtle C. oblonga Parker's Snakeneck Turtle C. parkeri Pritchard's Snakeneck Turtle C. pritchardi Reimann's Snakeneck Turtle C. reimanni Northern Australian Snakenck Turtle C. rugosa Siebenrock's Snakeneck Turtle C. siebenrocki Steindachner's Snakeneck Turtle C. steindachneri Matamata Turtles Chelus Matamata Turtle C. fimbriata Australian Snapping Turtles Elseya Northern Australia Snapping Turtle E. dentata Serrated Snapping Turtle E. latisternum New Guinea Snapping Turtle E. novaeguineae Cann's Snakeneck Turtle E. macrurus Australian River Turtles Emydura Australian Bighead Turtle E. australis Krefft's River Turtle E. krefftii Murray River Turtle E. macquarrii Brisbane Shortneck Turtle E. signata Redbelly Shortneck Turtle E. subglobosa Victoria Shortneck Turtle E. victoriae South American Snakeneck Turtles Hydromedusa Brazilian Snakeneck Turtle H. maximiliani South American Snakeneck Turtle H. tectifera Toadhead Turtles Phrynops Dahl's Toadhead Turtle P. dahli Geoffroy's Sideneck Turlte P. geoffroanus Gibba Turtle P. gibbus Hilaire's Sideneck Turtle P. hilarii Hoge's Sideneck Turtle P. hogei Common Toadhead Turtle P. nasutus Amazon Toadhead Turtle P. raniceps RedSideneck Turtle P. rufipes Tuberculate Toadhead Turtle P. tuberculatus Vanderhaege's Toadhead Turtle P. vanderhaegei Williams' Sideneck Turtle P. williamsi Zulia Toadhead Turtle P. zuliae Twistedneck Turtles Platemys Twistedneck Turtles P. platycephala Swamp Turtles Pseudemydura Western Swamp Turtle P. umbrina Fitzroy River Turtle Rheodytes Fitzroy River Turtle R. leukops

Marine Turtles Cheloniidae Loggerhead Turtle Caretta C. caretta Green Turtle Chelonia C. mydas Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys Pacific Hawksbill Turtle E. imbricata bissa Atlantic Hawksbill Turtle E. imbircata imbricata Ridley Turtles Lepidochelys Kemp's Ridley Turtle L. kempii Olive Ridley Turtle L. olivacea Flatback Turtles Natator N. depressa

River Turtles Dermatemydidae Central American River Turtle Dermatemys D. mawii

Leatherback Turtles Dermochelyidae Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys D. coriacea

Pond and Box Turtles Emydidae Batagurine Turtles Batagur River Terrapin B. baska Painted Terrapins Painted Terrapin Callagur C. borneoensis Asian Box Turtle Cuora Southeast Asia Box Turtle C. amboinensis Yellow-headed Box Turtle C. aurocapitata Yellow-margined Box Turtle C. flavomarginata Indochinese Box Turtle C. galbinifrons McCord's Box Turtle C. mccordi Pan's Box Turtle C. pani Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle C. trifasciata Yunnan Box Turtle C. yunnanensis Zhou's Box Turtle C. zhoui Asian Leaf Turtle Cyclemys Asian Leaf Turtle C. dentata Stripeneck Leaf Turtle C. tcheponensis Chicken Turtles Deirochelys Chicken Turtle D. retricularia Florida Chicken Turtle D. retricularia chrysea Western Chicken Turtle D. retricularia miaria Eastern Chicken Turtle D. retricularia retricularia Spotted Pond Turtles Geoclemys Spotted Pond Turtle G. hamiltonii Leaf Turtles Geoemyda Okinawa Black-breasted Leaf Turtle G. japonica Cochin Forest Cane Turtle G. silvatica Chinese Black-breasted Leaf Turtle G. spengleri Crowned River Turtles Haedella Crowned River Turtle H. thurjii Forest Turtles Heosemys Arakan Forest Turtle H. depressa Giant Asian Pond Turtle H. grandis Philippine Pone Turtle H. leytensis Spiny Turtle H. spinosa Yellow-headed Temple Turtles Hieremys Yellow-headed Temple Turtle H. annandalii Indian Roofed Turtles Kachuga Three-striped Roofed Turtle K. dhongoka Red-crowned Roofed Turtle K. kachuga Brown Roofed Turtle K. smithii Assam Roofed Turtle K. sylhetensis Indian Roofed Turtle K. tecta Indian Tent Turtle K. tentoria Burmese Roofed Turtle K. trivittata Diamondback Terrapins Malaclemys Diamondback Terrapin M.terrapin Carolina Diamondback Terrapin M. terrapin centrata Texes Diamondback Terrapin M. terrapin littoralis Ornate Diamondback Terrapin M. terrapin macrospilota Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin M. terrapin pileata Mangrove Diamondback Terrapin M. terrapin rhizophorarum Florida East Coast Terrapin M. terrapin tequesta Northern Diamondback Terrapin M. terrapin terrapin Malayn Snail-Eating Turtles Maleyemys Malayn Snail-eating Turtle M.subtrijuga Indian Black Turtles Melanochelys Tricarinate Hill Turtle M. tricarinata Indian Black Turtle M. trijuga Eyed Turtles Morenia Burmese Eyed Turtle M. ocellata Indian Eyed Turtle M. petersi Malayan Flatshell Turtles Notochelys Malayan Flatshell Turtle N. platynota Chinese Stripeneck Turtles Ocadia Stripeneck Turtle O. glyphistoma Philippen's Stripeneck Turtle O. philippeni Chinese Stripeneck Turtle O. sinensis Malaysia Giant Turtles Orlitia Malaysia Giant Turtle O. borneensis Keeled Box Turtles Pyxidea Keeled Box Turtle P. mouhotii Neotropical Wood Turtles Rhinoclemmys Brown Wood Turtle R. annulata Furrowed Wood Turtle R. areolata Maracaibo Wood Turtle R. diademata Black Wood Turtle R. funerea Colombian Wood Turtle R. melanosterna Largenose Wood Turtle R. nasuta Painted Wood Turtle R. pulcherrima Spoted-legged Turtle R. punctularia Mexican Spotted Wood Turtle R. rubida Eyed Turtles Sacalia Beal's Eyed Turtle S. bealei Chinese False-eyed Turtle S. pseudocellata Four-eyed Turtle S. quadriocellata Black Marsh Turtles Siebenrockiella Black Marsh Turtle S. crassicollis Box Turtles Terrapene Box Turtle T. carolina Florida Box Turtle T. carolina bauri Eastern Box Turtle T. carolina carolina Gulf Coast Box Turtle T. carolina major Three-toed Box Turtle T. carolina triunguis Coahuilan Box Turtle T. coahuila Spotted Box Turtle T. nelsoni Ornate Box Turtle T. ornata Desert Box Turtle T. ornata luteola

American mud turtles Kinosternidae Tabasco Mud Turtle Kinosternon K. acutum Alamos Mud Turtle K. alamosae Narrow-bridged Mud Turtle K. angustipons Striped mud Turtle K. baurii Jalisco Mud Turtle K. chimalhuaca Creaser's Mud Turtle K. creaseri Dunn's Mud Turtle K. dunni Yellow Mud Turtle K. flavescens SW Mud Turtle K. flavescens arizonense Yellow Mud Turtle K. flavescens flavescens Illinois Mud Turtle K. flavescens spooneri Herrea's Mud Turtle K. herrerai Mexican Roughfoot Mud Turtle K. hirtipes Big Bend Mud Turtle K. hirtipes murrayi Mexican Mud Turtle K. integrum White-lipped Mud Turtle K. leucostomum Oaxacan Mud Turtle K. oaxacae Scorpion Mud Turtle K. scorpioides Sonoran Mud Turtle K. sonoriense Sonoyta Mud Turtle K. sonoriense longifemorale Sonoran Mud Turtle K. sonoriense sonoriense

American Musk Turtles Kinosternidae Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle Claudius C. angustatus Razerback Musk Turtle Kinosternon K. carinatum Flat Musk Turtle K. depressum Loggerhead Musk Turtle K. minor Loggerhead Musk Turtle K. minor minor Stripeneck Musk Turtle K. minor peltifer Chiapas Giant Musk Turtle Staurotypus S. salvinii Mexican Giant Musk Turtle S.triporcatus

Afro-American Sidenecked Turtles Pelomedusidae Medagascar Bighead Turtle Erymnochelys E. madagascariensis Helmeted Turtle Pelomedusa P. subrufa Bighead Amazon River Turtle Peltocephalus P. dumerilianus Andanson's Mud Turtle Pelusios P. adansonii Okavango Mud Turtle P. bechuanicus Turkana Mud Turtle P. broadleyi African Keeled Mud Turtle P. carinatus West African Mud Turtle P. castaneus Yellowbelly Mud Turtle P. castanoides Central African Mud Turtle P. chapini African Forest Mud Turtle P. gabonensis African Dwarf Mud Turtle P. nanus West African Black Turtle P. niger Variable Mud Turtle P. rhodesianus Seychelles Mud Turtle P. seychellensis East African Serrated Mud Turtle P. sinuatus East African Black Mud Turtle P. subniger Upemba Mud Turtle P. upembae Williams' Mud Turtle P. williamsi Red-head River Turtle Podocnemis P. erythrocephala South American River Turtle P. expansa Megdalena River Turtle P. lewyana Six-tubercled River Turtle P. sextuberculata Yellow-spotted River Turtle P. unifilis Savannah Sideneck Turtle P. vogli Bighead Turtle Platysternidae Platysternon P. megacephalum

Tortoises Testudinidae Bowspirt Tortoises Chersina South African Bowsprit Tortoise C. angulata Typical Tortoises Geochelone Redfoot Tortoise G. carbonaria Chaco Tortoise G. chilensis South American Yellowfoot Tortoise G. denticulata Indian Star Tortoise G. elegans Aldabra Tortoise G. gigantea Galapagos Tortoise G. nigra Leopard Tortoise G. pardalis Burmese Star Tortoise G. platynota Radiated Tortoise G. radiata African Spurred Tortoise G. sulcata Angonoka G. yniphora Gopher Tortoises Gopherus Desert Tortoise G. agassizii Berlandier's Tortoise G. berlandieri Bolson Tortoise G. flavomarginatus Gopher Tortoise G. polyphemus Cape Tortoises Homopus Beaked Cape Tortoise H. areolatus Berger's Cape Tortoise H.bergeri Boulenger's Cape Tortoise H. boulengeri Karroo Cape Tortoise H. femoralis Speckeled Cape Tortoise H. signatus Asian Tortoises Indotestudo Elongate Tortoise I. elongata Travancore Tortoise I. forstenii Hingeback Tortoises Kinixys Bell's Hingeback Tortoise K. belliana Serrated Hingeback Tortoise K. erosa Home's Hingebacke Tortoise K. homeana Lobatsa Hingeback Tortoise K. lobatsiana Natal Hingeback Tortoise K. natalensis Speke's Hingeback Tortoise K. spekii Pancake Tortoises Malacochersus African Pancake Tortoise M. tornieri Indochinese Tortoises Manouria Asian Brown Tortoise M. emys Impressed Tortoise M. impressa South African Star Tortoises Psammobates Geiometric Tortoise P. geometricus Serrated Tortoise P. oculiferus Tent Tortoise P. tentorius Spider Tortoises Pyxis Common Spider Tortoise P. arachnoides Flat-shelled Spider Tortoise P. planicauda Palearctic Tortoises Testudo Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise T. graeca Hermann's Tortoise T. hermanni Central Asia Tortoise T. horsfieldii Asia Minor Spur-thighed Tortoise T. ibera Egyptian Tortoise T. kleinmanni Marginated Tortoise T. marginata Middle Eastern Spur-thighed Tortoise T. terrestris

Softshell Turtles Trionychidae Asiatic Softshell Amyda A. cartilaginea Indain Softshell turtles Aspideretes Indian Softshell A. gangeticus Indian Peacock Softshell A. hurum Leith's Softshell A. leithii Black Softshell A. nigricans Narrowhead Softshell turtle Chitra Nutaphand's Narrowhead Softshell C. chitra Narrowhead Softshell C. indica Sub-Saharan Flapshell Turtles Cyclanorbis Nubian Flapshell Turtle C. elegans Senegal Flapshell Turtle C. senegalensis Central African Flapshell Turtles Cycloderma Aubry's Flapshell Turtle C.aubryi Zambezi Flapshell Turtle C. frenatum Malayan Softshell Turtles Dogania Malayan Softshell Turtles D.subplana Indian Flapshell Turtle Lissemys Indian Flapshell Turtle L. punctata Burmese Flasshell Turtle L. scutata Burmese Peacock Softshell Turtle Nilssonia N. formosa Wattleneck Softshell Turtle Palea P. steindachneri Asian Giant Softshell Pelochelys P. bibronis Chinese Softshell Turtle Pelodiscus P. sinensis Bicallosite Softshell Turtle Rafetus Euphrates Softshell Turtle R. euphraticus Shanghai Softshell Turtle R. swinhoei

1Scientific taxonomic nomenclature and common names from "A Complete Gude to Scientic and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World", N. Frank and E. Ramus, 1996.

1/29/2009, RB