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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]
The painted turtle is the Vermont State Reptile. [1] Spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata Very rare and endangered in Vermont; considered a Species of Greatest Conservation Need as identified in the Vermont Wildlife Action Plan. [6] Its status, under the federal Endangered Species Act, is under review. [7] Wood turtle, Glyptemys insculpta
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 ...
How big are spotted turtles? Spotted turtles are small and reach a maximum shell length of 4.5 inches, according to the Akron Zoo. The International Union for Conservation of Nature speculates ...
The black pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), also known commonly as the spotted pond turtle and the Indian spotted turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species, which is endemic to South Asia , [ 4 ] belongs to the monotypic genus Geoclemys .
The spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico. Etymology
The southern spotted box turtle (Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni) is a subspecies of turtle in the family Emydidae.
Emydidae (Latin emys (freshwater tortoise) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “appearance, resemblance”)) is a family of testudines (turtles) that includes close to 50 species in 10 genera. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Members of this family are commonly called terrapins , pond turtles , or marsh turtles . [ 1 ]