Glyptemys muhlenbergii (Bog Turtle) Reptiles-Turtles Native Transplant
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Common name: Bog Turtle
Taxonomy: available through
www.itis.gov
Native Range: Distributed sporadically in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts (Ernst et al., 1993; Conant and Collins, 1998).
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Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCs) Explained
Interactive maps: Point Distribution Maps
Nonindigenous Occurrences:
Table 1. States with nonindigenous occurrences, the earliest and latest observations in each state, and the tally and names of HUCs with observations†. Names and dates are hyperlinked to their relevant specimen records. The list of references for all nonindigenous occurrences of Glyptemys muhlenbergii are found here.
Table last updated 10/5/2024
† Populations may not be currently present.
Means of Introduction: Pet release.
Status: Reported in Massachusetts.
Impact of Introduction: A population did not establish; no impacts reported.
References: (click for full references)
Conant, R. and J. T. Collins. 1998. A field guide to reptiles and amphibians. Eastern and Central North America. Third Edition, Expanded. Houghton and Mifflin Co. Boston.
Crother, B.I. (chair). Committee on Standard and English and Scientific Names. 2008. Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Herpetological Circular. No. 37. iii + 86p.
Ernst, C. H., J. E. Lovich, and R. W. Barbour. 1994. Turtles of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London.
Author:
McKercher, E.
Revision Date: 10/21/2019
Citation Information:
McKercher, E., 2024, Glyptemys muhlenbergii (Schoepff, 1801): U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=1235, Revision Date: 10/21/2019, Access Date: 10/6/2024
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