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Wood Turtle

Clemmys insculpta

Photo by RonAnderson
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Field Notes

Description:

Wood Turtle

Habitat:

lake and lakeshore

Notes:

came out of lake Minnetonka to lay eggs. I had previously labeled it wood turtle, but it snapped at me so viciously that thought it must be a snapping turtle. Oh well.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
OrbemEzatTnod
Nice pic! Awesome color on this one! http://tsadjatko.hubpages.com/hub/The-American-Wood-Turtle-could-be-the-most-intelligent-of-all-turtles
MitchRay
Hi Ron, I edited the Common name and switched this critter to a reptile for you. In the future you can do this by clicking the edit spotting tab. Great shots of a really cool animal by the way, and welcome to Project Noah.
RonAnderson
I had previously labeled it wood turtle, but it snapped at me so viciously that I thought it must be a snapping turtle. Thanks for all your input.
Vanessa2
I agree! I just looked it up and came to the same conclusion.
MitchRay
Upon closer inspection, that is not a box turtle, but a Wood Turtle (Clemmys insculpta). Cool spotting. I've never seen one before, so I immediately thought box turtle.
Vanessa2
I agree, it is not a snapper, however it does not look like a box turtle either. Possibly a cooter species.
MitchRay
That is definitely not a snapping turtle. Looks like a box turtle.
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PublishedMay 20, 2011

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