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Spotted turtle: Adults are 3.5 to 5 inches (8.9 to 12.7 cm) in length and colored black with yellow spots. Considered a threatened species in Michigan [7] Emys blandingii: Blanding's turtle: Adults are 6 to 10.75 inches (15.2 to 27.3 cm) in length and colored black with yellow speckles. Considered a species of special concern in Michigan [7]
The spotted turtle is the only species in the genus Clemmys, which was first named in 1828 by Ferdinand August Maria Franz von Ritgen. [3] [6] Johann Gottlob Schneider originally described the species as Testudo guttatai in 1792; however, he is now the authority for the current binomial name, Clemmys guttata. [6]
The spotted turtle is a threatened species in Michigan. There are eleven species and subspecies of threatened reptiles in Michigan. Of these, six are listed as species of special concern, three as threatened and two as endangered. One species has federal listed status as threatened, while another is a candidate for federal listing.
Ohio gets $500,000 from $7.4 million grant so it can research Blanding’s turtle and the spotted turtle. ... spotted turtles. The Ohio and Michigan Departments of Natural Resources will co-lead ...
DNA analysis has restricted the genus to containing only the spotted turtle. [1] [2] Fossil species are now restricted to the Neogene of North America as far back as the Miocene. [3] Extant species formerly in Clemmys. Wood turtle - now Glyptemys insculpta; Bog turtle - now Glyptemys muhlenbergii; Western pond turtle - now Actinemys marmorata ...
Emydidae (Latin emys (freshwater tortoise) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “appearance, resemblance”)) is a family of testudines (turtles) that includes close to 50 species in 10 genera. [3] [4] Members of this family are commonly called terrapins, pond turtles, or marsh turtles. [1]
The wood turtle is uncommon (vulnerable) in Vermont, and considered a Species of Greatest Conservation Need as identified in the Vermont Wildlife Action Plan. [8] Wood turtles have been petitioned for listing under the Endangered Species Act. [9] Northern map turtle, Graptemys geographica Uncommon in Vermont. [5] Eastern box turtle, Terrapene ...
In their mission to beautify Conant Elementary School, Girl Scout Troop 76822 stood tenaciously to save the school's beloved turtle sculpture.