Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   BACKBONED ANIMALS   (CHORDATA)
Class   REPTILES   (REPTILIA)
Order   TURTLES   (CHELONIA)
Family   TURTLES - WATER AND BOX   (EMYDIDAE)
Subfamily   TURTLES - WATER/ BOX - NORTH AMERICAN   (EMYDIDAE NEARCTIC)
Species 
Common name: TURTLE - SPOTTED
Scientific name: CLEMMYS GUTTATA
Common name: TURTLE - WESTERN POND TURTLE
Scientific name: CLEMMYS MARMORATA
Common name: TURTLE - BOG
Scientific name: CLEMMYS MUHLENBERGI
Common name: TURTLE - CHICKEN
Scientific name: DEIROCHELYS RETICULARIA
Common name: TURTLE - PAINTED
Scientific name: CHRYSEMYS PICTA MARGINATA
Common name: TURTLE - WESTERN PAINTED
Scientific name: CHRYSEMYS PICTA BELLI
Common name: TURTLE - WESTERN PAINTED
Scientific name: CHRYSEMYS PICTA ELEGANS
Common name: TURTLE - BLANDINGS
Scientific name: EMYS BLANDINGI
Common name: TURTLE - COMMON MAP
Scientific name: GRAPTEMYS GEOGRAPHICA
Common name: TURTLE - MISSISSIPPI MAP
Scientific name: GRAPTEMYS KOHNI
Common name: TURTLE - FALSE MAP
Scientific name: GRAPTEMYS PSEUDOGEOGRAPHICA
Common name: TERRAPIN - DIAMOND BACK
Scientific name: MALACLEMYS TERRAPIN
Common name: TURTLE - FLORIDA COOTER
Scientific name: PSEUDEMYS FLORIDANA FLORIDANA
Common name: TURTLE - FLORIDA RED BELLIED
Scientific name: PSEUDEMYS NELSONI
Common name: TURTLE - YELLOW BELLI ED
Scientific name: PSEUDEMYS SCRIPTA SCRIPTA
Common name: TURTLE - RED EARED
Scientific name: PSEUDEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS
Common name: TURTLE - EASTERN BOX
Scientific name: TERRAPENE CAROLINA
Common name: TURTLE - THREE TOED BOX
Scientific name: TERRAPENE CAROLINA TRIUNGUIS
Common name: TURTLE - FLORIDA BOX
Scientific name: TERRAPENE CAROLINA BAURI
Common name: TURTLE - ORNATE BOX
Scientific name: TERRAPENE ORNATA
Common name: TURTLE - UNIDENTIFIED
Scientific name: X-CLEMMYS SPECIES