NYTTS 2004 Turtle and Tortoise Show

Best In Show — Trophy

Ari Taub, spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata


First Place — Blue Ribbons

Brian Blecher, Missouri cooter, Pseudemys concinna hoyi
Brian Blecher, Mobile cooter,Pseudemys concinna mobilensis
Rhea Greenberg, Chinese box turtle, Cuora flavomarginata
Sheri Greenspan, Reeve’s turtle, Chinemys reevesii
Amber Harris & Jean Rigg, African spurred tortoise, Geochelone sulcata
Sylivia & Charlie Hyman, leopard tortoise, Geolchelone pardalis babcocki
Sylivia & Charlie Hyman, map turtle, Graptemys sp.
Allen P. W. Karen, chaco tortoise, Geochelone chilensis
Allen P. W. Karen, yellow-footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata
Allen P. W. Karen, central Asian (Horsfield’s) tortoise, Geochelone horsfieldi
Allen P. W. Karen, scorpion mud turtle, Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides
Kay Martin, Chinese box turtle, Cuora flavomarginata
Akemi Okamoto, Chinese box turtle, Cuora flavomarginata
Bryan Salamone, leopard tortoise, Geochelone pardalis pardalis
Nina Sherwin, snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina

Second Place — Red Ribbons

Liz Crisoninio, 2 red-eared sliders, Trachemys scripta elegans
Diane P. Greene, leopard tortoise, Geolchelone pardalis babcocki
Diane P. Greene, Asia Minor spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo ibera
Sheri Greenspan, Central Asian (Horsfield’s) tortoise, Testudo horsfieldi
Allen P. W. Karen, Central Asian (Horsfield's) tortoise, Testudo horsfieldi
Diane Lapson, false map turtle, Graptemys pseudogeographica
Diane Lapson, red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans
Akemi Okamoto, yellow-footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata
Akemi Okamoto, spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca
Michael Musnick, group:* black-breasted leaf turtles, Geoemyda spengleri
Frank Schneider, big-headed turtle, Platysternum megacephalum
Ari Taub, eastern painted turtle, Chrysemys picta picta
Frank Schneider, central Asian (Russian) tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii

Third Place — White Ribbons

Dylan Blecher, red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans
Janice Glock-Jones, Chinese box turtle, Cuora flavomarginata
Kay Martin, Chinese box turtle, Cuora flavomarginata
Linda Miller, red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans
Michael Musnick, black-breasted leaf turtle, Geoemyda spengleri
Sara Ramos, yellow-footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata
Dawn Ricapito, red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans
Bryan Salamone, 3 red-footed tortoises, Geochelone carbonaria
Bryan Salamone, African spurred tortoise, Geochelone sulcata
Bryan Salamone, Chinese box turtle, Cuora flavomarginata
Michael Sherwin, four-eyed turtle, Sacalia bealei quadriocellata
JoAnn Vacchiano, red-footed tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria
Gary Weiler, red-footed tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria

Best-in-Show Winner

Ari Taub displays his Best-In-Show trophy and his spotted turtle.

Ben Atkinson and terrapin

Terrapin Conservation Project research intern Ben Atkinson with diamondback terrapin

Reza

Asian Scholarship Research Intern
Ari Reza, from Bangladesh

* Note:  Ribbons may be awarded to a group of turtles, such as a breeding pair with hatchlings or to a member’s collection of mixed species, when merited.

The New York Turtle and Tortoise Society thanks Norman Soule from the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium — Judge for the Turtle and Tortoise Show 2004.


See 2004 Show Photo Galleries.

Photos by Kay Martin

Photos by Roberta Raeburn

Photos by Anita Salzberg



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