Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Tennessee Aquarium

A vulnerable Parker's snake-necked turtle (Chelodina parkeri).

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A vulnerable Parker’s snake-necked turtle (Chelodina parkeri).

Photo: An endangered four-eyed turtle (Sacalia quadriocellata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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An endangered four-eyed turtle (Sacalia quadriocellata) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A barking gecko or thick-tailed gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A barking gecko or thick-tailed gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A barking gecko or thick-tailed gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A barking gecko or thick-tailed gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A barking gecko or thick-tailed gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A barking gecko or thick-tailed gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A common kingsnake or albino eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A common kingsnake or albino eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A common kingsnake or albino eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A common kingsnake or albino eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A common kingsnake or albino eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A common kingsnake or albino eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

Photo: A common kingsnake or albino eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A common kingsnake or albino eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A Northern Appalachian brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A Northern Appalachian brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A Northern Appalachian brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A Northern Appalachian brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A Northern Appalachian brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A Northern Appalachian brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

A Northern Appalachian brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

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A Northern Appalachian brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) at the Tennessee Aquarium.

Two East African spiny-tailed lizard (Cordylus tropidosternum) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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Two East African spiny-tailed lizard (Cordylus tropidosternum) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

Two East African spiny-tailed lizards (Cordylus tropidosternum) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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Two East African spiny-tailed lizards (Cordylus tropidosternum) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

An East African spiny-tailed lizard (Cordylus tropidosternum) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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An East African spiny-tailed lizard (Cordylus tropidosternum) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Geoffroy's side-necked turtle (Phrynops geoffroanus).

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Geoffroy’s side-necked turtle (Phrynops geoffroanus).

A Big Bend slider (Trachemys gaigeae gaigeae) at the Tennessee Aquarium. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A Big Bend slider (Trachemys gaigeae gaigeae) at the Tennessee Aquarium. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

A Mississippi map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii).

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A Mississippi map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii).

A Mississippi map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii).

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A Mississippi map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii).

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