Huge head, powerful jaw. Tan-brown carapace with 3 rows of keels, serrated at the back. Yellow/tan p… read more
Huge head, strong beak, long tail. Brown/gray carapace. 3 keels and small scutes between marginal an… read more
Carapace keelless. Lightly striped with 3 stripes. Sometimes bone structure visible through scutes. … read more
Small, olive-colored. Yellow areas on throat, head and on the sides on its neck. The bottom shell is… read more
Olve-brown smooth, keelless carapace. Yelloish-brown pastern with 11 scutes. Blunt spine and scale p… read more
3-4 3/4" (7.6-12.1 cm). Carapace smooth, plain olive to dark brown. 2 light lines on each side of he… read more
Carpace flatter than any other species. Greenish/gray patterned neck. Chin has barbels.… read more
Keeled carapace, overlapping vertebral scutes. Brown/orange with dark-borderd seams. Pinkish/yellow … read more
2 stripes on head, short tail. Smooth caprice with 3 unserrated keels. Dark streaks/spots on keels o… read more
Bog Turtle
Calemys muhlenbergii (Clemmys muhlenbergii)
Head dark brown-black, bright yellow, orange/ red spot on each side of its neck. The spot is often f… read more
Long, oval, smooth, and flat-bottomed carapace. Olive to black, allowing the turtle to blend in with… read more
4-9 7/8" (10.2-25.1 cm). Carapace oval, smooth, flattened, and unkeeled; olive or black, overlaid wi… read more
Gray to black. Carapace is smooth, does not have a central ridge running down the keel. It is also t… read more
Unusually long, striped neck that is close to the length of the shell, with a yellow stripe on both … read more
Blanding's Turtle
Emys blandingii (Emydoidea blandingii)
Semi-aquatic. Carapace domed, slightly flattened along the midline, and is oblong when viewed from a… read more
Dark brown or dull olive, with or without darker reticulations or streaking. Plastron yellowish, som… read more
Wood Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta (Clemmys insculpta, Calemys insculpta)
Carapace that is tan, grayish brown or brown color, with a central ridge/keel made up of a pyramidal… read more
High central keel/ridge on carapace. Brown/olive with spines on keel. Cream plastron. Claws on front… read more
Markings resemble contour lines on a map or chart. The lines on the carapace are shades of yellow, t… read more
Carapace features a row of low spines, and is serrated on the rim. The carapace is olive, dark brown… read more
Carapace features a row of low spines, and is serrated on the rim. The carapace olive-brown with lig… read more
Varied yellow head markings. Keel not black. Yellow plastron with black scute seams. Costal scutes h… read more
Browns to grey, body color grey, brown, yellow, or white. All have a unique pattern of wiggly, black… read more
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna (Chrysemys concinna)
Brown carapace with yellowish circular marks. 2nd costal scute has c shaped figure. Marginal scutes … read more
Black/brown highly arched carapace. Convex vertebral scutes, red bar on each. Reddish-brown plastron… read more
Peninsula Cooter
Pseudemys peninsularia (Chrysemys floridana peninsularia)
Brown carapace with yellow markings. Yellow plastron. Stripe on 2nd costal scute, forked. Long neck.… read more
Brown/black carapace, concave scutes. Each scute has red bar. Stripe on head. Red plastron, scutes l… read more
Hinge on plastron allows for shell to close tightly. Kelled & domed carapace. Orange, brown, tan oli… read more
4 1/2-7" (11.5-17.9 cm). Carapace high-domed and keeled; tan or olive with obscure pattern. Plastron… read more
Brownish-black/gray carapace with varying yellow vertical stripes. Highly domed. Plastron movable, a… read more
Slider
Trachemys scripta
The "dime store" turtle. Gets its name from the red/orange stripe behind eyes. Carapace is oval and … read more
Shell domes. Plastron on males concave and yellowish. Oblong carapace with scutes. Brown. Small head… read more
Round, domed shell. Brown carapace, yellowish plastron, concave on males. Elephantine legs. Front le… read more
Large head. Grayish/dark brown skin. Long front legs for burrowing, unlike their behind legs which a… read more
Teardrop-shaped carapace, not bony. A large pair of front flippers power the turtles through the wat… read more
Largest aquatic turtle. Carapace has 8-12 scutes. Plastron whitish/yellow with 8 scutes. Brownish-ta… read more
Flattened body covered by a large, teardrop-shaped carapace and a pair of large, paddle-like flipper… read more
Hawksbill
Eretmochelys imbricata
Snout similar to a hawks beak. Carapace is keeled towards the back. Green/brown with mottling. Overl… read more
Dorsoventrally depressed body with specially adapted flipper-like front limbs. Horny beak, between e… read more
Dark brown to olive green, leathery carapace with a white or cream colored underside, which provides… read more
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