Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: reptilia

Photo: A Central American wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni) at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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A Central American wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni) at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A picture of a Parker's snake-necked turtle (Chelodina parkeri) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A Parker’s snake-necked turtle (Chelodina parkeri) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A ringed map turtle, Graptemys oculifera, at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, IA. This species is listed as endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened.

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A ringed map turtle, Graptemys oculifera, at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, IA. This species is listed as endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered San Esteban chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius) at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered San Esteban chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius) at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered San Esteban chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius) at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered San Esteban chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius) at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Virgin Islands boa (Chilabothrus granti) at Toledo Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Virgin Islands boa (Chilabothrus granti) at Toledo Zoo.

A Giant snake-necked turtle (Chelodina expansa) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A Giant snake-necked turtle (Chelodina expansa) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A Giant snake-necked turtle (Chelodina expansa) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A Giant snake-necked turtle (Chelodina expansa) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A Giant snake-necked turtle (Chelodina expansa) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A Giant snake-necked turtle (Chelodina expansa) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A Giant snake-necked turtle (Chelodina expansa) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A Giant snake-necked turtle (Chelodina expansa) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A Giant snake-necked turtle (Chelodina expansa) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A Giant snake-necked turtle (Chelodina expansa) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A northern snapping turtle (Elseya dentata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A northern snapping turtle (Elseya dentata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A northern snapping turtle (Elseya dentata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A northern snapping turtle (Elseya dentata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A saw-shelled turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A saw-shelled turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A saw-shelled turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A saw-shelled turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A saw-shelled turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A saw-shelled turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A saw-shelled turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A saw-shelled turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A saw-shelled turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A saw-shelled turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A saw-shelled turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A saw-shelled turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened yellow-blotched map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened yellow-blotched map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened yellow-blotched map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened yellow-blotched map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened yellow-blotched map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened yellow-blotched map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened yellow-blotched map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened yellow-blotched map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

Endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened yellow-blotched map turtles (Graptemys flavimaculata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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Endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened yellow-blotched map turtles (Graptemys flavimaculata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

Flattened musk turtles (Sternotherus depressus) (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Threatened) at the Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Flattened musk turtles (Sternotherus depressus) (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Threatened) at the Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Flattened musk turtles (Sternotherus depressus) (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Threatened) at the Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Flattened musk turtles (Sternotherus depressus) (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Threatened) at the Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Flattened musk turtles (Sternotherus depressus) (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Threatened) at the Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Flattened musk turtles (Sternotherus depressus) (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Threatened) at the Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Alabama red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) at the Tennesee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Alabama red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) at the Tennesee Aquarium.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Alabama red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) at the Tennesee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Alabama red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) at the Tennesee Aquarium.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Alabama red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) at the Tennesee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Alabama red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) at the Tennesee Aquarium.

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