Northwest Turtles

This is a list of turtles that have been found in Oregon and Washington.
Click on the links to see photographs of turtles and their habitat.

Scientific Name	Common Name
Caretta caretta	Loggerhead Seaturtle
Chelonia mydas	Green Seaturtle
Lepidochelys olivacea	Olive Ridley Seaturtle
Chelydra serpentina serpentina (Introduced)	Eastern Snapping Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback Seaturtle
Chrysemys picta bellii	Western Painted Turtle
Actinemys marmorata	Pacific Pond Turtle (Formerly Northern Pacific Pond Turtle)
Trachemys scripta elegans (Introduced)	Red-eared Slider

Northwest Herps