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Turtle Species - Major Characteristic Features of Turtle

Turtles, commonly described as the marine, brackish- or fresh water reptiles of the order Testudine and super order Chelonia. Do you know the
Turtle Species
?

Following are the characteristic features of a few of them:

Chelydra serpentine
(American Snapping Turtle)

Distribution:
Nova Scotia to South Alberta and Mexican Gulf.

Size:
May grow up to 19 inches; females are smaller than the males.

Weight:
Adults in captivity may weigh up to 75 lbs while their wild counterparts may be up to 45 pounds.

Habitat:
They like to bury themselves in the underwater mud of warm shallow water bodies, keeping their nostrils and eyes above the surface.

Food habit:
Carnivorous

Morphology:
Large head, Powerful jaws, brown or tan carapace, elongated tail, small and cross shaped plastron.

Chrysemis picta (Painted Turtle)

Distribution:
Southern Canada and most wide spread Around the Mississippi and in America

Size:
May grow about 25 cm; males are smaller than the females.

Habitat:
Dwell in fresh, slow moving and shallow water-bodies like lakes, marshes and ponds having under water vegetations.

Food habit:
Omnivorous

Behavior:
Forage, bask and remain active in the day-time.

Chrysemys scripta elegan (Red Ear Slider) and Chrysemys scripta (Slider Turtle)

Distribution:
Southern Brazil, Western part of New Mexico and from Florida to Virginia

Size:
About 12 inches; males smaller than female

Habitat:
Prefer the fresh, slow moving and shallow lakes, marshes and ponds with dense under water vegetations. Can be a good pet to adopt

Food habit:
Omnivorous

Clemys guttata (Spotted Turtle)

Distribution:
Found between Florida to Maine

Size:
About 4 to 5 inches

Habitat:
Shallow and fresh-water-bodies or calm and marshy meadows where they can hide themselves (with head sticking out of the water-surface) in the underwater mud

Food habit:
Omnivorous

Clemys insculpta (Wood Turtle)

Distribution:
In the Eastern panhandle of Florida

Size:
8 to 10 inches

Habitat:
Marshy land or the forest floor

Food habit:
Omnivorous

Conservation fact:
This species is now endangered due to their culinary popularity among human beings

Chinemys reevesii (Reeves’ Turtle)

Distribution:
Japan, Indonesia and South Eastern China

Size:
About 7-8 inches

Habitat:
Calm fresh-water and brackish-water bodies; can be kept as pets too

Behavior:
Active between sun-rise to sun-set

Food habit:
Carnivorous

Macroclemys temmincki (Alligator Snapping Turtle)

Distribution:
Western Texas, southeast Georgia, north to Iowa and Indiana

Size:
Largest fresh water turtle which can grow about 26 inches or more

Weight:
About 300 lbs

Habitat:
Deep water lakes or rivers

Food habit:
Carnivorous

Knowing the type of turtle helps in understanding your pet and its behavior, food habits, etc. better