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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 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.
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]
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 ...
Family Dermochelyidae (leatherback sea turtle) Leatherback sea turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea ) VU IUCN (East Pacific Ocean subpopulation - i.e. Hawaiian Is.: CR IUCN , West Pacific Ocean subpopulation: CR IUCN , Northwest Atlantic Ocean subpopulation: EN IUCN )
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 ...
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 ...
This list of reptiles of California includes the snakes, turtles and lizards found in the US state of California. Endemic species. Introduced species. Lizards