Chelonian Taxa Appearing on Postage Stamps of the World
I. EXTANT SPECIES
Acanthochelys (= Platemys) spixii
Amyda cartilaginea (= Trionyx cartilaginous)
Annamemys annamensis
Apalone ferox
Apalone spinifera
Aspideretes hurum
Batagur baska
Callagur borneoensis
Caretta caretta
Carettochelys insculpta
Chelodina longicollis
Chelodina parkeri
Chelodina reimanni
Chelonia mydas
Chelus fimbriatus
Chelydra serpentina
Chersina angulata
Chinemys reevesii
Chitra indica
Chrysemys (= Pseudemys) concinna
Chrysemys picta
Clemmys caspica
Clemmys guttata
Clemmys insculpta
Cuora amboinensis
Cuora flavomarginata
Cuora galbinifrons
Cuora trifasciata
Cyclanorbis senegalensis
Dermatemys mawii
Dermochelys coriacea
Emydura kreffti
Emydura macquarii
Emys orbicularis
Eretmochelys imbricata
Geochelone carbonaria
Geochelone chilensis
Geochelone denticulata
Geochelone elegans
Geochelone elephantopus
Geochelone gigantea
Geochelone pardalis
Geochelone radiata
Geochelone sulcata
Geochelone yniphora
Geoemyda spengleri
Gopherus polyphemus
Gopherus agassizii
Graptemys kohnii
Heosemys grandis
Heosemys spinosa
Hieremys annandalei
Homopus signatus
Indotestudo elongata
Kachuga tecta
Kinixys belliana
Kinixys erosa
Kinixys homeana
Kinosternon flavescens
Kinosternon minor
Kinosternon scorpioides
Lepidochelys kempii
Lepidochelys olivacea
Macroclemys temminckii
Malaclemys terrapin
Malacochersus tornieri
Malayemys subtrijuga
Manouria impressa
Mauremys caspica
Mauremys japonica
Mauremys mutica (= M. nicricans, forma mutica)
Melanochelys trijuga
Natator depressus
Palea steindachneri
Pelochelys bibroni
Pelodiscus sinensis
Pelomedusa subrufra
Pelusios adansonii
Pelusios castaneus
Pelusios subniger
Phrynops gibbus
Phrynops hillarii
Platemys platycephala
Platysternon megacephalum
Podocnemis expansa
Psammobates geometricus
Psammobates oculifera
Pyxidea mouhotii
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima
Rhinoclemmys punctularia
Staurotypus triporcatus
Sternotherus odoratus
Terrapene carolina
Testudo graeca
Testudo hermanni
Testudo horsfieldi
Testudo marginata
Trachemys decussata
Trachemys scripta
Trachemys stejnegeri
Trionyx triunguis
II. EXTINCT TAXA
Archelon sp.
Caretta sp.
Cylindraspis inepta
Cylindraspis peltastes
Cylindraspis triserrata
Cylindraspis vosmaeri
Geochelone stromeri
Geochelone vosmaeri
Glyptops sp.
Meiolania mackayi
Mongolemys elegans
Ninjemys oweni
Proganochelys
Protostega sp.
Testudinites sellowi
Trionyx sp.
III. SUBSPECIES
Chelonia mydas agassizii
Chelonia mydas mydas
Chrysemys picta dorsalis
Chrysemys picta picta
Eretmochelys imbricata bissa
Geochelone elephantopus abingdoni
Geochelone elephantopus porteri
Geoemyda spengleri japonica
Mauremys caspica rivulata
Platysternon megacephalum shiui
Terrapene carolina carolina
Testudo graeca ibera
Trachemys scripta elegans
Trachemys scripta ornata
Trachemys stejnegeri granti*
Trachemys stejnegeri malonei
*NOTE: The population of Trachemys in the Cayman Islands has
been referred by some authorities to Trachemys decussata angusta instead of
Trachemys stejnegeri granti.