NRS 309 Herp Identification
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Common snapping turtle
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Chelydridae
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Rough carapace, small plastron, long, saw-toothed tail
Order: Testudines
Family: Chelydridae
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Rough carapace, small plastron, long, saw-toothed tail
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Common musk turtle
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Kinosternidae
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Triangular shell, reduced plastron, unique snout with light lines
Order: Testudines
Family: Kinosternidae
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Triangular shell, reduced plastron, unique snout with light lines
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Spotted turtle
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
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Black with yellow “polka-dots” on carapace
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
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Black with yellow “polka-dots” on carapace
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Wood turtle
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
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Black head, orange neck and limbs, sculpted shell, light plastron with black splotches
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
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Black head, orange neck and limbs, sculpted shell, light plastron with black splotches
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Eastern box turtle
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
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Domed carapace with varying light markings (looks boxy), yellow/orange coloring on neck and limbs, hinged plastron
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
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Domed carapace with varying light markings (looks boxy), yellow/orange coloring on neck and limbs, hinged plastron
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Northern diamondback terrapin
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
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Sculpted shell, gray skin with black spots, “lips”, rings on scutes
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
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Sculpted shell, gray skin with black spots, “lips”, rings on scutes
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Eastern painted turtle
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
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Yellow stripes on the neck, red and black on margins of carapace, olive-edged scutes in rows (looks like colorings were painted on)
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
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Yellow stripes on the neck, red and black on margins of carapace, olive-edged scutes in rows (looks like colorings were painted on)
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Blanding’s turtle
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
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Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
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