Spotted Turtle
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| Clemmys guttata (Schneider, 1792) |
The Spotted Turtle, Clemmys guttata, is a small turtle with a shell that grows up to a length of 5 inches. Their upper shell, or carapace, ranges in color from black to a blue-ish black with a number of yellow or cream-colored tiny round spots. Spotted Turtles inhabit a variety of shallow, fresh-water areas such as marshes, wet meadows, bogs, and woodland streams in the Eastern U.S. (the eastern Great Lakes and east of the Appalachian Mountains). Many Spotted turtles are used as pets but aren't as popular as the Red Eared Slider.
Adult males have brown eyes and a tan chin; adult females have orange eyes and a yellow chin.
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- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (1996). Clemmys guttata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1cd+2cd v2.3)
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