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  Turtle Tuesday Club — Sitemap
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  A weekly illustrated celebration of turtles and tortoises. Each
  Tuesday, a new species is featured with original artwork, species
  data, conservation status, and interactive experiences.

  Site: https://turtletuesday.club
  Total URLs: 31 (1 homepage + 5 core + 2 interactive + 17 species + 7 quiz results + 3 utility)
  Species count: 17 (TT-01 through TT-17, from ALL_SPECIES in turtles.ts)
  Quiz personalities: 7 result archetypes
  Last generated: 2026-04-24

  For LLM crawlers: This sitemap groups content by function. Species
  profiles live under /species/{slug} and include conservation data,
  habitat info, and fun facts. The personality quiz at /quiz maps
  users to one of 7 turtle archetypes with shareable result pages.
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-->
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  <!-- Homepage                                                       -->
  <!-- The main landing page featuring the latest weekly species,     -->
  <!-- species grid, merch section, and onboarding experience.        -->
  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <!-- Core Content                                                   -->
  <!-- Educational pages: species facts hub, conservation info,       -->
  <!-- about the project, and release changelog.                      -->
  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/facts</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/conservation</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/about</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/whats-new</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <!-- Interactive Features                                           -->
  <!-- The "What Turtle Are You?" personality quiz and the            -->
  <!-- Shell Showdown species comparison tool.                        -->
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  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/quiz</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/shell-showdown</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <!-- Species Profiles (17 species: TT-01 through TT-17)            -->
  <!-- Each profile includes original artwork, scientific data,       -->
  <!-- conservation status (IUCN), habitat info, and editorial copy.  -->
  <!-- Slugs generated by speciesSlug() in turtles.ts.                -->
  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->

  <!-- TT-01: Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) — Endangered -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/green-sea-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-02: Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) — Critically Endangered -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/hawksbill-sea-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-03: Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) — Vulnerable -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/eastern-box-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-04: Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) — Least Concern -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/red-eared-slider</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-05: Mary River Turtle (Elusor macrurus) — Endangered -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/mary-river-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-06: Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) — Vulnerable -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/leatherback-sea-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-07: Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) — Vulnerable -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/loggerhead-sea-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-08: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) — Critically Endangered -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/kemps-ridley-sea-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-09: Russian Tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii) — Least Concern -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/russian-tortoise</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-10: Flatback Sea Turtle (Natator depressus) — Vulnerable -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/flatback-sea-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-11: Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) — Vulnerable -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/olive-ridley-sea-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-12: Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) — Least Concern -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/painted-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-13: Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) — Least Concern -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/snapping-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-14: Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra complex) — Vulnerable -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/galpagos-giant-tortoise</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-15: Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) — Vulnerable -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/alligator-snapping-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-16: Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) — Least Concern -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/spiny-softshell-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- TT-17: African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) — Endangered -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/species/african-spurred-tortoise</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

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  <!-- Quiz Results (7 personality archetypes)                        -->
  <!-- Shareable result pages from the "What Turtle Are You?" quiz.   -->
  <!-- Each maps a personality type to a real turtle species.          -->
  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/quiz/result/green-sea-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/quiz/result/leatherback-sea-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/quiz/result/hawksbill-sea-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/quiz/result/loggerhead-sea-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/quiz/result/olive-ridley-sea-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/quiz/result/eastern-box-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/quiz/result/painted-turtle</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

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  <!-- Utility Pages                                                  -->
  <!-- Site navigation, legal, and methodology documentation.         -->
  <!-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/sitemap</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/quiz/methodology</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.4</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://turtletuesday.club/privacy</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-24</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
  </url>

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