Tortoise Identification

[Antares]

Hello! Could anyone please help me identify what type of tortoise this is?

 

[zovick]

Hello! Could anyone please help me identify what type of tortoise this is?

It is an aquatic turtle, not a land tortoise. It looks like a Black Knobbed Sawback which may also be called a Black Knobbed Map Turtle. There are a couple other Map Turtles which are very similar to this species, so it may possibly be one of those. Either way, it is NOT a tortoise and needs to live and eat in water.

 

[wellington]

Also, if you caught it, let it go where you took it from. If you bought it, whoever you bought it from should be able to tell you exactly what kind it is

 

[zovick]

Also, if you caught it, let it go where you took it from. If you bought it, whoever you bought it from should be able to tell you exactly what kind it is

OP is in the UK, so it's doubtful he/she caught it. It looks to me as though it may be in a pet store over there.

 

[Markw84]

That is a Sabine Map - now referred to as Ouachita Map Turtle Graptemys ouachitensis

 

[Antares]

Thank you for the helpful responses! It is not my turtle - those are someone else's pictures. I was just wondering about the type because I might be interested in owning one like this.