This #EarthDay I see that the Turtle Survival Alliance is launching their 5th Annual Turtle Month so I thought I would share these two prints 🐡🧪 they commissioned of turtles supporting the Earth featuring endangered turtle species of special focus: one for turtles from North America, 🧵
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Turtles from North America are:
1 - Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)
2 - Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)
3 - Eastern Box
4 - Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) (female)
5 - Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)
6 - Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
The worldwide selection of turtles, from top to bottom are:
1 - Vallarta Mud Turtle (Kinosternon vogti), from
2 - Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri), from Africa
3 - Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons), from Asia
4 - Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), from Madagascar
5 - Burmese Roofed Turtle (Batagur trivittata), from Myanmar
6 - Asian Giant Tortoise (Manouria emys phayrei),
Check out their page to learn more about these animals and their efforts to save them!
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