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The species most frequently adopted as a state reptile is the painted turtle, with four states designating it: Colorado (the western subspecies), Illinois, Michigan, and Vermont. [ 10 ] [ 20 ] [ 29 ] [ 53 ] Three southern states—Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi—represent themselves with the American alligator.
The western painted turtle's consumption of plants and animals changes seasonally. In early summer, 60% of its diet comprises insects. In late summer, 55% includes plants. [124] Of note, the western painted turtle aids in the dispersal of white water-lily seeds. The turtle consumes the hard-coated seeds, which remain viable after passing ...
This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.
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In 1999, Minnesota, prompted by the Wisconsin decision and the growth of painted turtle capture in the 1990s, commissioned quantitative study of the state's painted turtles. [9] After a two-year study, Gamble and Simon found a clear pattern of harvested lakes having half the painted turtle density of off-limits lakes.
Chrysemys dorsalis - southern painted turtle; Chrysemys picta - painted turtle eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) midland painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) Deirochelys Agassiz, 1857: Deirochelys reticularia - chicken turtle Eastern chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia ...
The iconic painted turtle is popular in British Columbia and the province is further motivated to stop the loss of the painted turtle because it has already lost all populations of its other native turtle species, the western pond turtle. However, despite conservation efforts, only a few thousand turtles remain in the entire province. [8] [9] [10]
Painted turtle, Chrysemys picta The painted turtle is the Vermont State Reptile. [1] Spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata Very rare and endangered in Vermont; considered a Species of Greatest Conservation Need as identified in the Vermont Wildlife Action Plan. [6] Its status, under the federal Endangered Species Act, is under review. [7] Wood turtle ...