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Clemmys guttata
(Schneider, 1792)
Spotted Turtle
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group:
Animal
Sublevel 1:
Vertebrate
Sublevel 2:
Reptile
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Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Testudines
Family:
Emydidae
Genus:
Clemmys
Species:
Clemmys guttata
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
CT - State Special Concern
ME - State Threatened
NH - State Threatened
RI - State Protected (Possession prohibited without permit)
VT - State Endangered
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Very Important)
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN
ME WAP (2015) - SGCN (Tier 1 - Highest Priority)
NH WAP (2015) - SGCN
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN
VT Draft WAP (Sept. 2015) - SGCN (High Priority)
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Heterotroph
HABITAT
ASSOCIATED SPECIES
PHOTOS OF
Clemmys guttata
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