Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) Identification: The high, domed carapace is dark with a […]
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Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) Identification: The low, smooth carapace is black or olive, with red […]
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Identification: Greenish or brown carapace marked with yellow and black […]
Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)
Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) As its scientific name, Glyptemys insculpta, implies, the shell of the […]
Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)
Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Identification: Carapace smooth, black, covered with scattered round yellow spots. Plastron […]
Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
Alligator snapping turtles are the largest freshwater turtles in North America. They weigh between 155 […]
False map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)
False map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) False Map Turtles are very similar to Ouachita Map Turtles. […]
Ouachita map turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis)
Ouachita map turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis) Ouachita Map Turtles are very similar to False Map Turtles. […]
Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta)
Loggerheads were named for their relatively large heads, which support powerful jaws and enable them […]
Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea)
The leatherback is the largest turtle–and one of the largest living reptiles–in the world. The […]