Spotted Turtle
- Habitat: Shallow wetlands
- Range: Eastern panhandle in West Virginia
- Ecosystem Importance: Control larval insect population
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- Eating: Worms, slugs, grass
- Offspring: 3 to 5 eggs per clutch (2 clutches a year)
- Mating: Males chase females underwater while biting at her legs and carapace, then mounts her shell, biting at her head and neck
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- Life Cycle: 25-30 years
- Adult Size: Top shell has a length ranging from 3.5-5.4 inches
- Identification: Yellow spots on dark shell
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http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Clemmys_guttata/
http://www.marylandzoo.org/animals-conservation/reptiles/spotted-turtle/
http://www.marshall.edu/herp/Old/spottedturtle.htm
