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Species:	Crocodylus acutus
Common:	American Crocodile (E), Cocodrilo americano (S), Crocodile d'Amérique (F)
Red List:	VU A1ac (Crocodile Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Belize (?), Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, USA, Venezuela

Order: SAURIA
Family: HELODERMATIDAE

Species:	Heloderma horridum
Common:	Beaded Lizard (E), Escorpión (S), Héloderme granuleux (F), Héloderme horrible (F), Lagarto de Cuentas (S)
Red List:	VU A2cd (Beaman, K.R.)
Distribution:	Guatemala, Mexico

Species:	Heloderma suspectum
Common:	Gila Monster (E), Lézard perlé (F), Monstre de Gila (F), Monstruo de Gila (S)
Red List:	VU A2cd (Beaman, K.R.)
Distribution:	Mexico, USA

Order: TESTUDINES
Family: CHELONIIDAE

Species:	Caretta caretta
Common:	Caouanne (F), Cayuma (S), Loggerhead (E), Tortue caouanne (F), Tortuga boba (S)
Red List:	EN A1abd (Marine Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Angola (?), Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil, Cape Verde (?), Cayman Islands, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India (?), Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Libya, Madagascar, Mexico, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (?), Namibia, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea (?), Philippines, Puerto Rico, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British)
Marine Distribution:	Atlantic (eastern central, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, western central), Indian Ocean (eastern, western), Mediterranean and Black Sea, Pacific (eastern central, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, western central)

Species:	Chelonia mydas
Common:	Green Turtle (E), Tortue comestible (F), Tortue franche (F), Tortue verte (F), Tortuga blanca (S), Tortuga verde (S)
Red List:	EN A1abd (Marine Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas (?), Bangladesh, Belize, Benin (?), Bermuda (ex) [reint], Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cambodia (?), Cameroon (?), Cape Verde (?), Cayman Islands (ex), Chile (?), China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (?), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire (?), Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti (?), Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador (?), Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon (?), Ghana (?), Grenada, Guadeloupe (?), Guam, Guatemala (?), Guinea (?), Guinea-Bissau (?), Guyana, Haiti, Honduras (?), India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel (ex?), Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Liberia (?), Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius (ex), Mayotte, Mexico, Montserrat (?), Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Nigeria (?), Niue, Northern Marianas, Oman,! Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar (?), Reunion, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Sudan (?), Suriname, Taiwan (?), Tanzania, Thailand, Togo (?), Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, US Minor Pacific Islands, USA, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (US), Western Sahara (?), Western Samoa (?), Yemen, Zaire (?)
Marine Distribution:	Atlantic (eastern central, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, western central), Indian Ocean (eastern, western), Mediterranean and Black Sea, Pacific (eastern central, northwest, southwest, western central)

Species:	Eretmochelys imbricata
Common:	Caret (F), Hawksbill Turtle (E), Tortue caret (F), Tortue imbriquée (F), Tortue à bec faucon (F), Tortue à écailles (F), Tortuga carey (S)
Red List:	CR A1abd+2bcd (Marine Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cambodia, Cameroon (?), Cape Verde (?), Cayman Islands (ex), China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire (?), Cuba, Djibouti (?), Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador (?), Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Guiana, French Polynesia (?), Gabon (?), Ghana (?), Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea (?), Guinea-Bissau (?), Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati (?), Kuwait (?), Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania (?), Mauritius (ex?), Mayotte, Mexico, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia (?), Nicaragua, Nigeria (?), Northern Marianas, Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Sao Tome & Pri! ncipe (?), Saudi Arabia, Senegal (?), Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Sudan, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga (?), Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu (?), US Minor Pacific Islands (?), USA, United Arab Emirates (?), Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam (?), Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (US), Western Sahara (?), Western Samoa, Yemen
Marine Distribution:	Atlantic (eastern central, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, western central), Indian Ocean (eastern, western), Mediterranean and Black Sea, Pacific (eastern central, northwest, southeast, southwest, western central)

Species:	Lepidochelys kempii
Common:	Kemp's Ridley (E)
Red List:	CR A1ab (Marine Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Mexico, USA [int]
Marine Distribution:	Atlantic (eastern central, northeast, northwest, western central)

Species:	Lepidochelys olivacea
Common:	Olive Ridley (E), Pacific Ridley (E), Ridley du Pacifique (F), Tortue bâtarde (F), Tortue de Ridley (F), Tortue olivâtre (F), Tortuga golfina (S), Tortuga olivacea (S)
Red List:	EN A1abd (Marine Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
Marine Distribution:	Atlantic (eastern central, southeast, southwest, western central), Indian Ocean (eastern, western), Pacific (eastern central, southeast, southwest, western central)

Family: DERMATEMYDIDAE

Species:	Dermatemys mawii
Common:	Central American River Turtle (E), Dermatemyde de Mawe (F), Plana (S), Tortue de Tabasco (F), Tortuga blanca (S)
Red List:	EN A1abcd+2bcd, B1+2cde (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico

Family: DERMOCHELYIDAE

Species:	Dermochelys coriacea
Common:	Canal (S), Leatherback (E), Leathery Turtle (E), Luth (E), Tinglada (S), Tortue luth (F), Tortuga laud (S), Trunkback turtle (E)
Red List:	EN A1abd (Marine Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia (?), Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel (ex?), Italy, Liberia, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru (?), Puerto Rico, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Venezuela (?), Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (US), Zaire
Marine Distribution:	Atlantic (eastern central, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, western central), Indian Ocean (eastern, western), Mediterranean and Black Sea, Pacific (eastern central, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, western central)

Family: EMYDIDAE

Species:	Clemmys marmorata
Common:	Pacific Pond Turtle (E)
Red List:	VU A1cd (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Canada (ex), Mexico, USA

Species:	Rhinoclemmys rubida
Common:	Mexican Spotted Terrapin (E), Mexican Spotted Wood Turtle (E)
Red List:	VU B1+2c (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Mexico

Species:	Terrapene coahuila
Common:	Aquatic Box Turtle (E), Coahuila Box Turtle (E), Coahuila Turtle (E), Galápago caja Mexicano (S), Tortue-boîte de Coahuila (F), Tortue-boîte du Mexique (F), Tortuga Coahuila (S), Water Box Turtle (E)
Red List:	EN A1acd, B1+2cd (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Mexico

Species:	Trachemys gaigeae
Common:	Big Bend Slider (E)
Red List:	VU A1c, D2 (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Mexico, USA

Family: KINOSTERNIDAE

Species:	Kinosternon sonoriense
Common:	Sonora Mud Turtle (E)
Red List:	VU A1c (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Mexico, USA

Family: TESTUDINIDAE

Species:	Gopherus agassizii
Common:	Desert Tortoise (E), Gophère d'Agassiz (F), Tortue d'Agassiz (F), Tortuga del desierto (S)
Red List:	VU A1acde+2cde, E (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Mexico, USA

Species:	Gopherus flavomarginatus
Common:	Bolson Tortoise (E), Gophère à bords jaunes (F), Mexican Giant Tortoise (E), Tortue du Mexique (F), Tortue à bords jaunes (F), Tortuga grande (S), Tortuga llanero (S), Tortuga topo (S), Yellow-bordered Tortoise (E)
Red List:	VU A1d, B1+2bc, C1 (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Mexico

Family: TRIONYCHIDAE

Species:	Apalone ater
Common:	Cuatro Cienegas Softshell (E)
Red List:	CR A1ace, B1+2c (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group)
Distribution:	Mexico

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