The 2018 Annual NYTTS Turtle and Tortoise Show

Show Judge Paul Raiti awards Best in Show to Karen Buckley’s Red-footed Tortoise Photo by Anita Salzberg

The 44th Annual Turtle and Tortoise Show was held on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River at Beczak.

NYTTS welcomed Dr. Paul Raiti, DVM for judging our show this year. Paul is board certified in reptile and amphibian medicine and surgery. He is a past president of the Association of Reptilian & Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV) and has authored numerous scientific papers and textbook chapters on reptile medicine and hus­bandry. He is a frequently invited speaker at veterinary con­ferences and is the co-editor and contributing author of the BSAVA Manual of Reptiles. Paul has veterinary prac­tice at the Beverlie Animal Hos­pital in Mount Vernon, New York.

	Charlie Buckley holds up Best in Show– winning tortoise, with Karen Buckley Photo by Anita Salzberg

Judging — Awarding of ribbons is based not only on the quality of the ani­mal (configura­tion and form, uniqueness, and rarity of spe­cies) but also upon owner­ship responsibil­ity (length of owner­ship, general health and phys­ical con­dition, and apparent quality of hus­bandry). Signi­ficant credit is also given when ani­mals have been successfully bred in captiv­ity. When more than one animal in a collection has clearly benefited from the high quality of husbandry, the group (a breeding pair and offspring, or long-term cap­tives in good health) is recognized accord­ingly. These are designated as “breeding groups” or “husbandry groups” below.

Turtle Names

     The common names of turtles and tortoises vary widely by country and region. To maintain consistency, John Iverson’s scheme of common names (A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World) has been followed. Therefore, a number of familiar names many of us use informally may have been partly altered or replaced. See the following informal common names and the equivalent Iverson common names below:

Burmese Brown Tortoise (Manouria emys) = Asian Brown Tortoise
Chinese Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata) = Yellow-margined Box Turtle
Greek Tortoise (Testudo graeca) = Spur-thighed Tortoise
Russian Tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii) = Central Asian Tortoise
Sulcata Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) = African Spurred Tortoise

Randye Wolf, Anthony Pierlioni, Stanley Nissenbaum. Brenda Angelilli. Frank Schneider, Charlie Buckley, Sara Ramos, Susan Kretchko, and Roxana Guerra

Brenda Angelilli
Chinese Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)

Karen and Charlie Buckley
Florida Snapping Turtle (Chylydra serpentina osceola)

Susan Kretchko
Husbandry group: Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) and Russian tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii)

Roxana Guerra
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Stanley Nissenbaum
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Anthony Pierlioni
Five Blue Ribbons: Spiny Turtle (Heosemys spinosa), Forsten‘s Tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii), Black-breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri), Pacific Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata), and Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons)

Sara Ramos
Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

Frank Schneider
Husbandry group: Leopard Tortoise (Geochelone pardalis babcocki), Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri). Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene c. carolina, Asian Brown Tortoise (Manouria emys), and Russian Tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii)

Randye Wolf
Chinese Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)

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Second Place — Red Ribbon Winners

Terry Troia, Clover Welsh, Susan Kretchko, Anthony Pierlioni, Barbara Torres, Frank Schneider, Patricia Johnson, and Sara Ramos

Karen and Charlie Buckley
Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

Patricia Johnson
Husbandry group: 2 Eastern Mud Turtles (Kinosterrnon subrubrum)

Susan Kretchko
Two Red Ribbons: Russian Tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii), and Husbandry group: 2 Eastern Hermann’s Tortoises (Testudo hermanni boettgeri)

Anthony Pierlioni
Two Red Ribbons: Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda japonica) and Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)

Sara Ramos
Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)

Frank Schneider
Leopard Tortoise (Geochelone pardalis babcocki)

Barbara Torres
Husbandry group: 2 Red-footed Tortoises (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

Terry Troia
African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)

Clover Welsh
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene c. carolina)

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Third Place — White Ribbon Winners

Gary Dee, Brenda Angelilli, Sara Ramos, and Roberta Raeburn

Brenda Angelilli
Chinese Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)

Gary Dee
Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

Roberta Raeburn
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Sara Ramos
3 Red-eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans)

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Snapshots from the Show
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NYTTS gratefully acknowledges That Pet Place for their ongoing donations of gift certificates and turtle and tortoise care supplies, made available at our Annual Turtle and Tortoise Shows.