Clemmys guttata
Spotted Turtle

    • Habitat:
      - Swamps
      - Marshes
      - Small, slow-moving streams
      - Temporary wetlands
      - Forested floodplains
      - Meadows
    • Threats:
      - Habitat destruction, alteration, and fragmentation
      - Collection for the pet trade
      - Road and railroad mortality
      - Increased predation by mammalian predators
    • Conservation Efforts:
      - Captive breeding
      - Reintroduction programs
      - Field survey and monitoring
      - Protected at the state level throughout its range in the United States
      - Federally protected in Canada
      - CITES Appendix II
    • Wild Population:
      - Decreasing
      - Most Populations are small and thus sensitive to localized extinction
      - Distribution is localized to preferred habitat
    • Endangered Status:
      Endangered

Fast Facts

-Jet-black carapace smattered with bright yellow dots.

Species Snapshot

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.