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Annual survival rate of painted turtles increases with age. The probability of a painted turtle surviving from the egg to its first birthday is only 19%. For females, the annual survival rate rises to 45% for juveniles and 95% for adults.
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]
The southern painted turtle ranges from extreme southern Illinois and Missouri, roughly along the Mississippi River Valley, to the south. In Arkansas, it branches out to the west towards Texas, where it is found in the far northeast part of that state (Caddo Lake region) [13] as well as extreme southeastern Oklahoma (McCurtain County). [14]
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.
Turtle researchers in the South West have called for cross-border protection efforts, after a new study found females only spend about a fifth of their time in conservation zones.
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 ...
Jul. 2—Dr. Steven G. Platt, a former professor of Biology at Sul Ross State University, published an extensive study of a rare turtle in Myanmar in May. The Burmese Roofed Turtle (Batagur ...
The painted wood turtle feeds on fruit, insects, and worms. Their diet should consist of 60% leafy greens, 30% protein, and 20% fruits and vegetables. Along with a varied diet, they require additional calcium to insure healthy shell growth. Unlike aquatic turtles, the painted wood turtle doesn't require water in order to swallow its food.