Spotted Turtle

Spotted Turtle

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• Habitat: Shallow wetlands
• Range: Eastern panhandle in West Virginia
• Ecosystem Importance: Control larval insect population

http://www.marshall.edu/herp/Old/spottedturtle.htm

• 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

http://www.kwfn.ca/spotted-turtle-2-Joe-Crowley_Clemmys-guttata.jpg

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