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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 ...
Western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta belli) archive copy at the Wayback Machine. Wyoming conservation strategy. Wyoming Game and Fish Department. pp. 430-431. Retrieved 2011-02-11. Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta). Idaho's reptiles. U.S. Painted turtle - known distribution archive copy at the Wayback Machine. Washington Department of Natural ...
A field guide to western reptiles and amphibians (Peterson field guide). New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 251–252. COSEWIC 2006, pp. 6-8. Painted turtle - Chrysemys picta. Montana field guides. Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. Retrieved 2011-02-11. Western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta belli) archive copy at the Wayback Machine ...
Ohio gets $500,000 from $7.4 million grant so it can research Blanding’s turtle and the spotted turtle. Ohio receives $500,000 for rare turtle research to help Blanding's, spotted turtles Skip ...
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.
Some localities completely protect the painted turtles. Oregon, where its western painted turtle populations are under pressure, forbids taking of any kind. [20] Missouri forbids the taking of either subspecies (western or southern) present there. [12] Also, in Canada, Ontario [21] and British Columbia [22] restrict any taking of painted turtles.
Also, lack of quality maps (both in look and in content) is a common problem we have on wiki where our content often looks worse than magazine nature articles or certainly than field guides. I hope this map is a step in the right direction. Articles in which this image appears Painted turtle FP category for this image
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