North American Wood Turtle

The range of the North American Wood Turtle spans several geographic regions of the United States and Canada, from the western peripheries of the Great Lakes to Maritime Canada and south through New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and into Northern Virginia. There, the North American Wood Turtle finds refuge in a mosaic of riparian woodlands, moist […]

Spotted Turtle

The Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) lives in the United States and Canada and is a protected species within the South Carolina area. It has a carapace that is jet-black and has yellow dots all over, and usually, it is not more than five inches in length. It lives in shallow wetlands, swamps, and marshes.

Bog Turtle

The Bog Turtle is native to the Eastern United States, ranging from northeast Georgia to Massachusetts and western New York. The species lives in two disjunct management units, northern and southern, separated by ~270 miles (436 km). Although called the Bog Turtle, the species lives in stream-, spring-, and seep-fed fens, sedge meadows, sphagnum bogs, […]

Alligator Snapping Turtle

Alligator Snapping Turtles are a benthic dweller of the waterbodies they inhabit, typically favoring the deepest part of the waterway. They are most active during the night when they may traverse through their home range actively feeding and scavenging. This species feeds on carrion, fish, reptiles (including other turtles), amphibians, arthropods, mollusks, annelids, mammals, and […]

Flattened Musk Turtle

The Flattened Musk Turtle (Sternotherus depressus) is endemic to Alabama, meaning it’s only found here. In fact, the Flattened Musk Turtle is the only reptile endemic to the state of Alabama. This small turtle featuring a flat carapace, or top shell, lives in clean, clear, free-flowing streams and rivers of the upper Warrior River Basin. […]