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Turtle Key: Key To The Families of Adult Turtles in New York
Turtle Key: Key To The Families of Adult Turtles in New York
Turtle Key: Key To The Families of Adult Turtles in New York
http://www.cortland.edu/herp/keys/turtkey.htm
1.a. Carapace highly domed, blunt curved beak on upper jaw, plastron
deeply hinged so shell can completely close Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
1.b. No distinct central beak, plastron cannot fully close 2
2.a. Neck and forelimbs light gray with dark spots, growth rings on Diamondback
carapace very obvious terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin
2.b. Neck and forelimbs not light gray, may or may not show growth
rings 3
3.a. Deep hinge on plastron, carapace somewhat arched and black with
yellow flecking Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingi
3.b. Not as in 3.a 4
6.a. Shell smooth, black with scattered yellow spots Spotted Turtle
Clemmys guttata
6.b. Shell with growth rings and sculpturing 7