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Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingi)

Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingi)

Description:

• 15 - 25 cm
• high domed brown to black carapace with yellow flecks
• long neck and lower jaw are bright yellow

Habitat:

• shallows, ponds and marshes with soft bottoms and abundant aquatic vegetation

Conservation concerns, distribution and status:

• uncommon and local in southern Ontario

Potential climatic domain map

(833 observations in ONHIC database; 407 observations used in analysis)