Specimen Information

Emydoidea blandingii
Emydoidea blandingii
(Blanding's Turtle)
Reptiles-Turtles
Native Transplant

Specimen ID115869
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusEmydoidea
Speciesblandingii
Common NameBlanding's Turtle
StateOH
CountyFranklin
Localitywest of Westerville, swamp along Alum Creek
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Scioto
HUC8 Number05060001
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month5
Collection Year1929
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12056
Author:Conant, R.
Date:1951
Title:The Reptiles of Ohio.
Publisher:University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, Indiana.
Pages:284 pp
Commentsextra experimental animal released at the end of the semester from Otterbein College
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalThe Ohio State Univ Museum
Museum Cat NumberOSUM 879
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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