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12 Exotic Turtle and Unique in the World

1. Black-knobbed Map Turtle
 Black-knobbed Map TurtleThis unique looks tortoise called Black-knobbed Map Turtle is a species of turtle native United States. This species spends most of the day basking on fallen trees and quickly jumped into the water when approached. They sought refuge in the river and among the branches of fallen trees.

2. Long neck turtles
Long neck turtles
The turtles are not only weird because of his appearance, but also because most of the properties. When feeling threatened, Eastern Long-necked Turtle will emit an offensive odor from the liquid musk gland that is why it is also known as a "stinker." Other common names include common snake neck turtle, Eastern snake neck turtle, or common long-neck turtle and the most distinctive features of a very long neck. This is the type of side-necked turtle, meaning that bends its head sideways into the shell and not directly take it back.

3. Chelus fimbriatus
Chelus fimbriatus
shell resembles a piece of bark, and its head resembles fallen leaves. Keep moving in the water.

4. Argentine Snake-necked Turtle (Hydromedusa tectifera)
Argentine Snake-necked Turtle (Hydromedusa tectifera)
This species is found in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil is a popular pet in the exotic pet trade. He is also known as the South American Snake-necked Turtle, turtle neck long known the name. Although the Argentine Snake-necked Turtle is actually more related to the eye than Australia's Snake-necked Turtles.

5. Cantor’s giant soft-shelled turtle (Pelochelys cantorii)
Cantor’s giant soft-shelled turtle (Pelochelys cantorii)
This odd-looking species called Cantor's Giant Soft-shelled Turtle is a species of freshwater turtles that have broad head and small eyes near the end of the muzzle. It can grow up to 6 feet (about 2 meters) in length and weighing more than 100 pounds (about 50 kilograms). Turtles unusual to spend 95% of the life buried and motionless, with only the eyes and mouth protruding from the sand. It surfaces only twice a day to take a breath.

6. Chinese Softshelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)
Chinese Softshelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)

This species is the largest soft shell turtle on earth. "Turtle soup" made of this type.

7. Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera)

Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera)
This strange species known as the spiny softshell turtle found in Canada, the United States and Mexico is one of the species of turtle softshelled.

It is a species of freshwater turtles in the largest North American continent. It gets its name from the spiny, cone-like projections on the leading edge of its shell.

8. Platysternon megacephalum
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Apart from a very large head, a turtle known to easily climb trees near the river and quickly.
 9. Rote Island Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina mccordi)
Rote Island Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina mccordi)
The Rote Island Snake-necked Turtle is one of the turtles of the most desirable in the international pet trade. Even before it was scientifically described excessive gathered that the legal trade was banned in 2001 because of its rarity. It's a turtle the highly endangered species from Rote Island southwest of Timor between New Guinea and Australia.

10. Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
This is one species of soft-shelled turtle endemic freshwater rivers, lagoons and rivers in Australia.

11. Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
In 2006, Snapping Turtle reptile declared the state of New York after the popular chosen by the state. This species is a large freshwater turtle than can be found in Canada, Mexico to Ecuador. This species and the Alligator Snapping Turtle are both widely referred big as turtles or snappers broken.
 
Common snappers are very heavily hunted for meat is a popular ingredient turtle soup. Turtles are known for aggressive tendencies when out of the water, strong beak-like jaws and highly mobile head and neck (hence the specific name "serpentina," meaning "snake-like"). The turtles live up to 47 years in captivity, whereas wild individuals estimated age of about 30 years.

12. Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
Alligator Snapping Turtles are among the freshwater turtles in the world. This species will eat almost anything can catch and is also known to kill crocodiles, eating snakes, and even other turtles.