Wood Turtles

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Wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) are indigenous to North America. This is a freshwater turtle that can also be found in forests or grasslands, but rarely any great distance from running water. It is currently endangered.

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Greg Cater

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Wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) are indigenous to North America. This is a freshwater turtle that can also be found in forests or grasslands, but rarely any great distance from running water. It is currently endangered.

Wood Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is a turtle endemic to North America. It is in the genus Glyptemys, a designation given to only one other turtle: the bog turtle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_turtle
Wood Turtle - ARKive
The wood turtle probably derives both its Latin and common names from the deep concentric growth rings and grooves known as annuli that mark the somewhat raised carapacial scutes, which give the shell a sculpted appearance as if carved from wood.
http://www.arkive.org/wood-turtle/glyptemys-insculpta/
Ornate Wood Turtle - Animal-World
The Ornate Wood Turtle, is one of the most common wood turtles seen in the pet trade. They have been imported in large numbers in recent years.
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reptiles/turtles/OrnateWoodTurtle.php
ADW: Wood Turtle - Glyptemys insculpta
Adult wood turtles have a carapace length of 16 to 25 cm (6.3 to 9.8 inches). The brownish to gray-brown carapace has a low central keel, and the scutes usually show well-defined concentric growth annuli, giving the shell a rough, "sculptured" appearance that probably gave the species its specific name (and perhaps its common name as well).
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Glyptemys_insculpta/
Wood Turtle - AllTurtles
Wood turtles are a species of special concern in West Virginia. Wood turtles have several distinguishing characteristics that make identifying them in the field rather simple.
http://allturtles.com/wood-turtle/
Wood Turtle Care Sheet - ReptilesMagazine
The wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) has been one of my favorites for years. This species is a lot of fun to keep and to raise, as they are for the most part very tame and friendly.
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-Sheets/Wood-Turtle-Care-Sheet/
Wood Turtle - Lincoln Park Zoo
Wood turtles have brown carapaces (shells) with distinct, ornately marked scutes (segments). Their underside and legs are flecked with yellow, red or orange coloration.
http://www.lpzoo.org/animal/wood-turtle
North American Wood Turtle - TurtlesandTortoises
The North American Wood turtle is a rare and unique turtle that exploits an incredible personality. It is by far one of the more personable turtles that exist on earth.
http://www.turtlesandtortoises.com/North-American-Wood-Turtle-Caresheet.html
Glyptemys insculpta (Wood Turtle)
Find population statistics and information on the Wood Turtle from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/4965/0
Biology of the NA Wood Turtle - WoodTurtle
Biology of the North American Wood Turtle including extensive information.
http://www.woodturtle.com

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Wood turtle

Adult specimen
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Glyptemys
Species:	G. insculpta
Binomial name
*Glyptemys insculpta* ( Le Conte, 1830)
Synonyms^[3]^[4]
Emys pulchella Sweigger, 1814 Emys scabra Say, 1825 Testudo insculpta LeConte, 1830 Terrapene scabra: Bonaparte, 1830 Emys speciosa Gray, 1831 Emys inscripta Gray, 1831 (ex errore) Emys speciosa var. levigata Gray, 1831 Clemmys (Clemmys) insculpta Fitzinger, 1835 Emys insculpta Harlan, 1835 Geoclemys pulchella Gray, 1855 Glyptemys insculpta Agassiz, 1857 Glyptemys pulchella Gray, 1869 Chelopus insculptus Cope, 1875 Calemys insculpta Feldman & Parham, 2002

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Wood Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is a turtle endemic to North America. It is in the genus Glyptemys, a designation given to only one other turtle: the bog turtle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_turtle
Wood Turtle - ARKive
The wood turtle probably derives both its Latin and common names from the deep concentric growth rings and grooves known as annuli that mark the somewhat raised carapacial scutes, which give the shell a sculpted appearance as if carved from wood.
http://www.arkive.org/wood-turtle/glyptemys-insculpta/
Ornate Wood Turtle - Animal-World
The Ornate Wood Turtle, is one of the most common wood turtles seen in the pet trade. They have been imported in large numbers in recent years.
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reptiles/turtles/OrnateWoodTurtle.php
ADW: Wood Turtle - Glyptemys insculpta
Adult wood turtles have a carapace length of 16 to 25 cm (6.3 to 9.8 inches). The brownish to gray-brown carapace has a low central keel, and the scutes usually show well-defined concentric growth annuli, giving the shell a rough, "sculptured" appearance that probably gave the species its specific name (and perhaps its common name as well).
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Glyptemys_insculpta/
Wood Turtle - AllTurtles
Wood turtles are a species of special concern in West Virginia. Wood turtles have several distinguishing characteristics that make identifying them in the field rather simple.
http://allturtles.com/wood-turtle/
Wood Turtle Care Sheet - ReptilesMagazine
The wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) has been one of my favorites for years. This species is a lot of fun to keep and to raise, as they are for the most part very tame and friendly.
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-Sheets/Wood-Turtle-Care-Sheet/
Wood Turtle - Lincoln Park Zoo
Wood turtles have brown carapaces (shells) with distinct, ornately marked scutes (segments). Their underside and legs are flecked with yellow, red or orange coloration.
http://www.lpzoo.org/animal/wood-turtle
North American Wood Turtle - TurtlesandTortoises
The North American Wood turtle is a rare and unique turtle that exploits an incredible personality. It is by far one of the more personable turtles that exist on earth.
http://www.turtlesandtortoises.com/North-American-Wood-Turtle-Caresheet.html
Glyptemys insculpta (Wood Turtle)
Find population statistics and information on the Wood Turtle from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/4965/0
Biology of the NA Wood Turtle - WoodTurtle
Biology of the North American Wood Turtle including extensive information.
http://www.woodturtle.com

Wood turtle

Adult specimen
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Glyptemys
Species:	G. insculpta
Binomial name
*Glyptemys insculpta* ( Le Conte, 1830)
Synonyms^[3]^[4]
Emys pulchella Sweigger, 1814 Emys scabra Say, 1825 Testudo insculpta LeConte, 1830 Terrapene scabra: Bonaparte, 1830 Emys speciosa Gray, 1831 Emys inscripta Gray, 1831 (ex errore) Emys speciosa var. levigata Gray, 1831 Clemmys (Clemmys) insculpta Fitzinger, 1835 Emys insculpta Harlan, 1835 Geoclemys pulchella Gray, 1855 Glyptemys insculpta Agassiz, 1857 Glyptemys pulchella Gray, 1869 Chelopus insculptus Cope, 1875 Calemys insculpta Feldman & Parham, 2002

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Wood Turtles

Wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) are indigenous to North America. This is a freshwater turtle that can also be found in forests or grasslands, but rarely any great distance from running water. It is currently endangered.

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