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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.
Learn about Michigan's diverse range of fish, plants, trees, reptiles, amphibians, insects and mammals. Click the box above to see all species, or click the species group below. Birds
In 1995, the PAINTED TURTLE (Chysemys picta) was chosen as the state reptile after a group of Niles fifth graders discovered that Michigan did not have a state reptile.
State symbols. In 1965, the trout was named the official state fish; this was specified as the brook trout in 1988. [1] A garland of 44 flowers representing the 44 states was made for the World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893 with the Apple Blossom representing Michigan.
The US state of Michigan is home to two types of lizards, nineteen types of snakes and eleven types of turtles, all members of the class Reptilia. [1] Reptiles are found throughout Michigan, although the only venomous species, the eastern massasauga rattlesnake, is seen only in the Lower Peninsula. [2]
Adopted in 1995. Perhaps the most common of turtles, the painted turtl e (Chysemys picta) owes its place among Michigan's state symbols to a group of Niles fifth-graders.
In 1995, the Michigan Legislature formally adopt ed the Chrysemys picta, or “painted turtle,” as Michigan’s State Reptile. The painted turtle is found throughout the entire state of Michigan. It ranges in size from four to ten inches in length. It has distinc tive yellow and red markings on its head, limbs, and shell.
The painted turtle was proposed as the state reptile by a group of fifth graders from Niles, who had previously discovered that the state didn’t already have one. The painted turtle, also known as the pond turtle or water turtle, is the most common native turtle in North America.
Michigan's official state reptile is the Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta). The state does not have an official state amphibian, but the Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor) was proposed for this role in 2020.
The Michigan Herp Atlas provides a statewide, publicly accessible, editable database for the state of Michigan. Through the database, citizens can record their own past and present observations to help assess changes in populations over time and measure species health.