Wood Turtle
Glyptemys [Clemmys] insculpta
Species Information
Exhibit Name and Location
Maryland: Mountains to the Sea, Allegheny Stream- Main Aquarium, Level 2 ...
Wood Turtle
Wood Turtle (Clemmys insculpta)
Wood turtles have a rough, brown carapace which reaches a length of about nine inches. The plastron is yellow with dark blotches. Soft parts around the neck and legs are usually orange.
Wood Turtle
Clemmys insculpta
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Status The wood turtle is listed as a Threatened Species in Minnesota. Description The wood turtle is quite rare in Minnesota and throughout most of its range.
Wood Turtle (Clemmys insculpta)
No photo of the Wood Turtle available.
The Wood Turtle is from the order Testudines. All turtles are testudines (or Chelonia). There are more than 280 different species belonging to this order.
Wood Turtle Species Profile
Wood turtles are largely terrestrial species. Because of habitat degradation, collecting for the pet industry and predation, the wood turtle populations have dwindled rapidly.
The Wood Turtle (Clemmys insculpta)
Wood turtles are known by their nickname of "Ole Redlegs" throughout their range for their characteristic reddish skin and
scales around their neck and forelegs.
Black Wood Turtle
Black River Turtle ~ Central American Wood Turtle
Family: Bataguridae
The Black Wood Turtle can be quite shy when first approached, but it will quickly peek back out looking for a snack! ...
Wood turtles spend time in both aquatic and land habitats. In the water, they prefer moderate to fast-flowing water. On land, they like forested habitats right next to rivers and streams.
Wood turtles live in rivers with sandy-bottomed streams and rivers. They spend most of their time in the river from September to May, but in summer can be found foraging in woods, swamps, and meadows in the upland areas edging the stream or river.
Also included in the Vault are images of: Aldabra Tortise (Geochelone gigantia), Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macroclemys temmincki) Chelydridae, Central American Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemys pulcherrima manni), ...
Wood Turtle *
Gleptemys insculpta
Statewide north and west of northern Bristol and Plymouth counties. Reports from Barnstable County probably reflect released animals. Listed as Special Concern.
Wood Turtle - Clemmys insculpta
Description: 5-9" (12.7-23 cm). This species has a rough brown shell with "pyramid-like" projects jutting outward from the carapace scutes. Plastron yellow. Limbs and neck bright orange. Very long tail.
Wood turtle, Glyptemys insculpta
The wood turtle is semiaquatic. Depending on the time of year, they may be found either on land or in the water. The carapace or upper shell of an adult averages 5 to 8 inches.
Wood Turtle
(Glyptemys insculpta)
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Adult Wood Turtles have a brown to gray-brown carapace. The shell has a low central keel and has a rough sculptured appearance. There are sometimes yellow streaks down the centre of the carapace.
WOOD TURTLE
Clemmys inscuipta
This is a rare turtle, known from only a couple of specimens in northeast Ohio, where it is on the edge of its range.
Although the wood turtle requires aquatic environments for feeding, reproduction and hibernation, they are among the most terrestrial turtles in Canada. The common name is derived from its preferred terrestrial habitat.
Common Name: Wood Turtle
Scientific Name: Glyptemys insculpta
Wisconsin Status: Threatened Species (1975) ...
Rhinoclemmys funerea
Black Wood Turtle
Saltuarius (Leaf-tailed Geckos)
Saltuarius swaini
Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko ...
Then she joins Dave to learn about the wood turtle. Next, we take an up-close look at the peregrine falcon. Finally, Sarah and Octave join Susi von Oettigen of the US Fish and Wildlife Service as she monitors the health of dwarf wedge mussels.
In other species, including box turtles, tortoises, and wood turtles, scutes enlarge in diameter as new keratin is laid down. The "growth rings" in scutes have been used be some experts to help determine the age of a turtle.
Other predation accounts cited by Knox (1999) are: tadpoles are eaten by predacious diving beetles (Dytiscidae spp.) ( Young 1967), Ambystoma salamanders (Caldwell et al. 1980), Blandings (Emydoidea blandingii), and wood turtles (Clemmys insculpta) ...
Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii)
European mink (Mustela lutreola)
Black wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys funerea) ...
striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii)
stripe-necked musk turtle (Sternotherus minor peltifer)
timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta)
yellowbellied slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) ...
 See also: Turtle, Shell, Reptile, Snapping Turtle, Snake
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