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Blanding's Turtle

Emydoidea blandingii

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44.9072, -78.3793

Field Notes

Description:

Medium size, bright yellow chin and neck. Speckled carapace.

Habitat:

Marshland.

Notes:

Found on side of highway basking in sun so moved down embankment towards pond. Said to be endangered.

Reference Links:

Blanding's turtle, Toronto Zoo | Adopt A Pond | Turtletally

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Comments (2)
Wendy Sherratt Hogan
Thanks Marisa, fairly easy to photograph these slow moving creatures on land.

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Mission
Ontario Wildlife
Mission
Turtle Crisis - Ontario

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PublishedJune 19, 2013

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