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Red-bellied turtle can refer to several turtle species: Pseudemys alabamensis, the Alabama red-bellied turtle; Pseudemys nelsoni, the Florida red-bellied turtle; Pseudemys rubriventris, the Northern red-bellied turtle; Red-bellied short-necked turtle, a species of turtle in the family Chelidae found in tropical Australia and Papua New Guinea
The Florida red-bellied cooter is commonly exported for consumption and the pet trade, with about 50% wild caught individuals and 50% captive bred. Most of US export statistics (as collected by the World Chelonian Trust in 2002–2005) simply describe exported turtles by the genus, Pseudemys , without identifying the species.
A northern red-bellied cooter in Long Pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts in July 2021. The red-bellied turtle has appeared on Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission lists of endangered amphibians and reptiles since 1978 (McCoy 1985). By 1985 the red-bellied turtle was known to exist in Pennsylvania only in isolated colonies in a few counties (McCoy ...
WESTBOROUGH — Forty years ago, the estimated population for the northern red-bellied cooter, a freshwater turtle that measures 10 to 12 inches long, was estimated to be about 200.Today, thanks ...
The red-bellied short-necked turtle is popular as a pet. A 75-gallon or larger aquarium is used to house this species. In captivity, it feeds on fish, commercial turtle pellets, and plant matter. [citation needed] Due to Australia's ban of exporting wild-caught animals, all wild-caught individuals are from New Guinea.
Expect an aquatic turtle to live around 20–30 years in captivity, with some of the marine turtles living for 50 years or more. Tortoises meanwhile can live for an average of a staggering 100 ...
Nesting of the red-bellied turtle occurs from May through July. Female turtles lay their eggs on dry land, digging nests in sandy soil, where 4 to 9 eggs are laid. Hatchlings usually emerge during the summer. When the turtles nest in late July, hatchlings may overwinter in the nest and emerge the following spring. [citation needed]
Both races can be distinguished from sympatric Pseudemys species by the immaculate yellow color of their plastrons and the lack of a U-shaped cusp in the upper jaw (characteristic of the Florida redbelly turtle). The carapace length of the size ranges from 23 to 33 cm (9.1 to 13.0 in) typically and the normal weigh is (in the slightly larger ...