Dragon turtle

Dragon turtles are large and vicious turtles. Cherished for their heavy carrying capacity and steady gait, these stalwart beasts are the mount of choice for most native pandaren.

Burning Crusade
Coilskar Harpooners use Dragon Turtles as pets in Black Temple.

Mists of Pandaria

 * "Packaged upgrades include; dual-lantern fog lights, emergency brew keg, and genuine Tanji leather seat."
 * —Turtlemaster Odai

The pandaren have long sought mounts that embody their values: patience and strength. With a naturally armored hide, even gait (no matter how heavy the passenger), and the relaxed attitude that welcomes long journeys, the Dragon Turtle is perfect for the pandaren adventurer. Indigenous to mainland Pandaria, these fine steeds are easily outfitted with the essentials: maps, cushions, footstools, and brew-storage. Comfortable and hardy, the dragon turtle's slow, even stride will gently ease passengers into new parts of the world and/or a relaxing nap time.

There are six colors available for purchase in Stormwind City and Orgrimmar, namely Green, Black, Blue, Brown, Purple and Red. The Apprentice mounts are labeled " Dragon Turtle". The Journeyman mounts are labeled "Great  Dragon Turtle".

As a mount
Dragon turtles are the racial mount of the pandaren.

As a companion pet
Wanderer's Festival Hatchlings can be captured on Turtle Beach in Krasarang Wilds during the Wanderer's Festival.

In Warcraft III


Dragon turtles appear both as creeps and as naga units in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.

In the RPG
A dragon turtle is an enormous, red-skinned, blackshelled variety of sea turtle. It has a primal and fearsome appearance. Though squat, it stands 10 feet high. Some naga captured and trained a few dragon turtles to augment their soldiers, but this tactic is not widespread. Though some thought turtles were slow and unimpressive, this creature proves that thought wrong.

A dragon turtle can swallow opponents large or small and can hold either 2 Large, 8 Medium, 32 Small, 128 Tiny, or 512 Diminutive or smaller opponents in their gullet at one time.

Inspiration
In Chinese mythology, the (龙龟, Lóngguī) is a legendary creature combining the features of two of the four celestial creatures: the head of a  on the body of a.