Land turtle species?

Question

I need a list of land turtle species

Answer 1

In north america, we have:
Box turtles (many sub-species)
Desert tortoise
Gopher tortoise
Wood turtle (lives on land, goes in water to hibernate)
Blandings will wander on land, but spend most of time in marshy ponds

Common Exotic turtles:
Central and South American Wood turtles
Asian box turtle
Chinese box turtle
Leaf turtle
Various tortoises

If you are trying to identify a turtle, send me a picture and I can ID it for you ([e-mail]). There are toooooo many land turtles and semi-aquatic turtles that spend time on land to eat and sleep to name.

Answer 2

Eastern Box Turtle
Florida Box Turtle
Three-Toed Box Turtle
Gulf Coast Box Turtle
Ornate Box Turtle

Answer 3

All land turtles or only the true tortoises?

The others gave you some of the non-tortoise land turtles. here is a partial list of tortoises, from Wikipedia:

Chersina angulata, Bowsprit Tortoise
Dipsochelys dussumieri, Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Furculachelys nabeulensis, Tunisian Spur-thigh Tortoise
Geochelone carbonaria, Red-Footed Tortoise
Geochelone chilensis, Chaco Tortoise
Geochelone denticulata, Yellow-Footed Tortoise
Geochelone elegans, Indian Star Tortoise
Geochelone nigra, Galápagos Giant Tortoise
Geochelone pardalis, Leopard Tortoise
Geochelone platynota, Burmese Star Tortoise
Geochelone radiata, Radiated Tortoise
Geochelone sulcata, African Spurred Tortoise (Sulcata Tortoise)
Geochelone yniphora, Angulated Tortoise
Gopherus agassizii, Desert Tortoise
Gopherus berlandieri, Texas Tortoise
Gopherus flavomarginatus, Bolson Tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus, Gopher Tortoise
Homopus aerolatus, Parrot-Beaked Cape Tortoise
Homopus boulengeri, Boulenger's Cape Tortoise
Homopus femoralis, Karroo Cape Tortoise
Homopus signatus, Speckled Cape Tortoise
Homopus bergeri, Berger's Cape Tortoise
Indotestudo elongata, Elongated Tortoise
Indotestudo forsteni, Travancore Tortoise
Kinixys belliana, Bell's Hinge-Backed Tortoise
Kinixys erosa, Serrated Hinge-Backed Tortoise
Kinixys homeana, Home's Hinge-Backed Tortoise
Kinixys natalensis, Natal Hinge-Backed Tortoise
Kinixys spekii, Spek's Hinge-backed Tortoise
Malacochersus tornieri, Pancake Tortoise
Manouria emys, Brown Tortoise (Mountain Tortoise)
Manouria impressa, Impressed Tortoise
Psammobates geometricus, Geometric Tortoise
Psammobates oculiferus, Serrated Star Tortoise
Psammobates tentorius, African Tent Tortoise
Pyxis arachnoides, Madagascan Spider Tortoise
Pyxis planicauda, Madagascan Flat-Tailed Tortoise
Testudo graeca, Greek Tortoise (Spur-Thighed Tortoise)
Testudo hermanni, Herman's Tortoise
Testudo horsfieldii, Russian Tortoise (Horsfield's Tortoise, or Central Asian Tortoise)
Testudo kleinmanni, Egyptian Tortoise
Testudo werneri, Negev Tortoise
Testudo marginata, Marginated Tortoise
Testudo tabulata, Jabuti


Note: Not everyone will agree with this list or the names used, but it will do for a start!