Groombridge, B.; Moll, Edward O. & Vijaya, Jaganath (1983): Rediscovery of a rare Indian turtle.

But he added that thousands of other rare turtles are smuggled unnoticed across borders in the region daily.

A rare Australian turtle, the Emydura macquarii (or the Bellinger River freshwater turtle), has a restricted distribution in the upper Bellinger River above Thora.

However, these pressures are generally more pressing on turtles of the sea, estuary or land, or already rare turtles.

Japan Yields on Turtles Responding to American pressure, Japan said it would phase out imports of rare turtles.

There was the common elegant slider and even a rare side-necked turtle from South America.

Finally, we went camping on a beach where rare turtles lay their eggs.

In this video, Goode seeks out the world's rarest turtle, the plowshare tortoise.

Video: Seeking out the world's rarest turtle.

Japanese officials have said they are concerned about saving the rare turtles, particularly since the country is trying to polish its image on environmental matters.