Freshwater Turtles

Hi! Good Morning! I am Deirochelys reticularia, nick name - Chicken turtle, as a result of my own long, striped, neck. I feel your freshwater turtle in addition to remain in a reputed friends and family Emydidae. I inhabit the calm as well as calm weedy fresh water ponds, swamps as well as marshes.

Look at the okay grooves as well as discolored network for the surface of my dark brown carapace (4 in order to 10 inches long). Whenever I acquire bored, I end up plus appreciate moving around the land. I relish both non-vegetarian and vegetarian foods. Remember, never ever before make an effort to annoy me, else I will probably bite!

Let my family expose other family members:

Mr. Clemmys marmorata, (Pacific/Western Pond turtle)
Miss Emys orbicularis (European pond turtle/Swamp turtle)
Mr. Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding's turtle).
Mrs. Graptemys geographica (Common Map turtle)
Baby Graptemys pseudogeographica (False Map turtle)
Master Clemmys guttata (Spotted turtle)
Miss Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter)
Ma'm Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared Slider) evaluate the particular essential reddish colored stripe driving the eyes.
Mr.Chrysemys picta picta (Eastern Painted Turtle)
Mrs. Pseudemys rubriventris (Eastern Red-bellied Turtle)
Mr. Calemys insculpta (Wood Turtle)

They are basically carnivorous but oftentimes chew upon plant life and seeds for the transform involving palate. They many inhabit trivial lakes, weedy marshes, ponds etc.

Let's check out there; Kinosternidae family members can be possessing an incredible picnic about tadpoles, snails, earthworms along with crayfish-

There are -Mr. Kinosternon subrubrum (Mud turtle along with Eastern Mud Turtle) plus Mrs. Kinosternon flavescents (Yellow Mud turtle) with green throat, clean brown carapace and a large double hinged dull dyed plastron.

Meet fresh and energetic Musk turtle, Common Musk Turtle as well as Loggerhead Musk Turtle. Though in close proximity kins, they may be various types within the genus Sternotherus. They have limited tail, grey, brown lightly or boring colored oval-shaped shell, just one hinged plastron in addition to white-colored stripes to the a pair of factors belonging to the head.

But you should not dare to disturb them, else they may result in a new good break down scent from the glands which often can knock you available (...just somewhere between people along with me, most people call these folks "stinkpot" due to the odor...yuck)! They you should not develop further than a few in . and possess quality fleshy barbels within the chin.

There, basking within the sandbars, would be the genius swimmers - Miss Apalone ferox in addition to Apalone spinifera (Spiny- in addition to Florida soft-shell turtles) regarding the Family Trionychidae. They tend to be huge (5-24 inches), carnivoresand include leathery shells.

Wow! There can be Mr.Chelydra serpentina (Snapping Turtle) regarding Chelydridae family; largest of our form (8-20 inches) with strong having a short temper jaws. How majestic!

Aren't all of us fascinating? Then precisely why do you gobble us? Why eh...?

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