crocodile turtle Scientific Name: Pelomedusa subrufa Adult Size: 7 to 12 inches long Life Expectancy: 25 to 50 years (or more) African sidenecks have longer necks than most other species of turtles.

It was the beginning of what would become a one-man, continent-wide mission to preserve every threatened tortoise, turtle and terrapin species in Africa. But, as Diagne is eager to point out ...

The African sideneck turtle, or mud turtle, is a playful and unique freshwater reptile. These curious turtles have large eyes and what appears to be a broad smile that many keepers find amusing.

See All Key Ideas Five of the world’s seven species of marine turtles come to the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, to breed or forage. The islanders patrol ...

The world's third-largest nesting ground for Loggerhead turtles can be found on the island beaches of the small African nation of ... its populations are not: the species currently listed as ...

The West African littoral is home to some of the world’s most important sea turtle nesting beaches, and five species along this coast risk extinction. The loggerhead, leatherback, hawksbill, green and ...

"This makes these findings in Western Africa doubly significant given its now undoubted status as a globally important region for sea turtle species". The report discusses the status of six different ...

A new species of turtle has been found in Betana Wetland at Belbari in Morang. A team of scientists has discovered that there are more than two dozen Black Softshell turtles listed as 'critically ...