Chicken Turtle

Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia Chicken Turtles are generally uncommon and are found only in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina and Georgia.

Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia Photo by D. Scott Description: Chicken turtles are characterized by the netlike patterns on its carapace (top of shell) and its long and striped neck. Vertical stripes run down the hind legs of these turtles.

Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) No photo of the Chicken Turtle available. The Chicken Turtle is from the order Testudines. All turtles are testudines (or Chelonia). There are more than 280 different species belonging to this order.

Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia This turtle gets its name from its extremely long neck that looks to some like a chicken's neck.

Chicken Turtle Family: Emydidae Deirochelys reticularia Not only is the Chicken Turtle good looking, but it has an alert and inquisitive nature! ...

Western Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia miaria) Description Habitats Habits and Life History Prey and Hunting Techniques ...

Chicken Turtle [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 351, Hits: 1101] The chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia, of the family Emydidae Updated On: 10/16/2007 ...

Western Chicken Turtle (D. r. miaria Schwartz, 1956) HOME/HABITATS/SPECIES CHECKLIST PREVIOUS/NEXT ...

Eastern Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia reticularia. Uncommon to locally common. Occurs throughout Coastal Plain and a portion of Ridge and Valley, where it is less frequently encountered.

The Florida Chicken Turtle, Deirochelys reticularia chrysea, is found in quiet waters statewide.

chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) Coastal Plain cooter (Chrysemys floridana floridana) common rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma) Cumberland slider (Trachemys scripta troostii) eastern black kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula nigra) ...

According to Pritchard (1967), painted turtles superficially resemble chicken turtles of the genus Deirochelys whose range is restricted to the southeastern United States.

The natural predators of the Crayfish include alligators, burbots (a type of cod), chicken turtle, painted turtle, desman a type of otter, grackle a type of a bird.

Other species of turtles found in Arkansas are the Stinkpot turtle, the Mississippi Mud, Map, Southern Painted, Red-Eared Slider, Western Chicken Turtle, Ornate or the Ouachita Map turtle.

See also: Turtle, Shell, Slider, Reptile, Painted Turtle