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Turtles of North America. Turtles , tortoises , and terrapins native to terrestrial−land , freshwater , and coastal marine ecosystems and habitats of North America , including in the sub-bioregions of Central America and the Caribbean .
Box turtles are native to North America. The widest distributed species is the common box turtle which is found in the United States (subspecies carolina , major , bauri , triunguis ; south-central , eastern , and southeastern parts) and Mexico (subspecies yukatana and mexicana ; Yucatán peninsula and northeastern parts).
The painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is the most widespread native turtle of North America. It lives in relatively slow-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. They have been shown to prefer large wetlands with long periods of inundation and emergent vegetation. [7]
Box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina). Box turtle is the common name for several species of turtle. It may refer to those of the genus Cuora or Pyxidea, which are the Asian box turtles, or more commonly to species of the genus Terrapene, the North American box turtles.
The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is a large species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. The species is endemic to freshwater habitats in the United States. M. temminckii is one of the heaviest living freshwater turtles in the world. [4] It is the largest freshwater species of turtle in North America. [5]
The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 743 pp. ISBN 0-394-50824-6. (Chelydra serpentina, pp. 435–436 + Plates 322–324). Conant R (1975). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. xviii + 429 ...
It is the largest species of softshell turtle found in Florida and all of North America, ranging from 15 to 76 cm (5.9 to 29.9 in) in straight-line carapace length. [12] The Florida softshell turtle also exhibits significant sexual size dimorphism. Adult females are often 3-5 times larger than males.
This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.