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Turtles...Species List
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Ornate Box Turtle - A.B. Sheldon

Native Species

Softshell Turtles
Smooth Softshell (Apalone mutica)
Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera)
Mud & Musk Turtles
Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
Snapping Turtles
Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Semi-aquatic Pond & Marsh Turtles
Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)
False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)
Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)
Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)

Non-native Species
(Introduced species reported throughout Wisconsin)

Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)

Learn about the importance and natural history of the turtles of Wisconsin.


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