Bog Turtle

Glyptemys muhlenbergii

The bog turtle is New York's smallest turtle, reaching lengths between 3-4.5in (7.5-11.5cm). The Bog Turtle has a A bright yellow or orange blotch on each side of its head and neck are a distinctive feature of this species. The body color is dark with an orange-red wash on the inside of the legs of some individuals. The carapace (upper shell) is domed and somewhat rectangular, often with prominent rings on the shell plates (scutes). In some older individuals, or those that burrow frequently in coarse substrates, the shell may become quite smooth and polished. Although generally black, the carapace is sometimes highlighted by a chestnut sunburst pattern in each scute. The plastron (lower shell) is hingeless, with a pattern of cream and black blotches. As with most turtles, the plastron of the male is slightly concave while the female's is flat.

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Bog Turtle Images

(Pierson, T. 2010) Bog turtle on detritus facing left.	(N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. 2016) Young turtle on a fern leaf facing right.	(Wolf, K. 2020) Young Bog turtle on a human hand facing up.
(Pennsylvania Field Office of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2020) Bog turtle facing right in two hands.	(Ondreicka, J. 2017) Bog turtle on a leaf facing right side view.

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References

NYSDEC. (1999, December 4). Bog Turtle Fact Sheet. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7164.html

Powell. R., Conant. R., & Collins. T.J. (2016). Bog Turtle. In Peterson, Field guide to reptiles and amphibians of Eastern and central America (4th ed., pp. 201). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing company.

Photo Referecnes

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.(2016). Bog Turtle [Photograph]. Endangered. https://www.endangered.org/animals/bog-turtle/

Ondreicka, J. (2017). Close up of a bog turtle in the wild [Photograph]. iStock. https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/bog-turtle- gm815870750-31989833?irgwc=1&esource=AFF_IS_IR_freejpg_istock_usd._1328319_AIM&asid=freejpg_istock_usd.&cid=IS&utm _medium=affiliate&utm_source=freejpg_istock_usd.&utm_content=1328319&clickid=32OxbAU3nxyORAfwUx0Mo38WUkiQao05z1CMR80 &utm_term=

Pennsylvania Field Office of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service(2020). Bog Turtle in two human handds facing right [Photograph]. Liberty Environment. https://www.libertyenviro.com/blog/bog-turtle-hits-in-pennsylvania/

Pierson, T. (2010). Bof Turtle on brown leaves facing left [Photograph]. Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/twpierson/4719005416

Wolf, K. (2020). Bog turtle on one human hand [Photograph]. ArcGIS story maps. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0eba047baf8d4336b540b53651668f14

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Bog Turtle

Glyptemys muhlenbergii

Bog Turtle Images

(Pierson, T. 2010)

Bog turtle on detritus facing left.

(N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. 2016)

Young turtle on a fern leaf facing right.

(Wolf, K. 2020)

Young Bog turtle on a human hand facing up.

(Pennsylvania Field Office of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2020)

Bog turtle facing right in two hands.

(Ondreicka, J. 2017)

Bog turtle on a leaf facing right side view.