Turtles

Question 1

Eastern Snapping Turtle

Answer 1

Chelydra serpentina

Question 2

Alligator Snapping Turtle

Answer 2

Macrochelys temminckii

Question 3

Family Kinosternidae

Answer 3

American Mud and Musk Turtles

Question 4

Traits of Kinosternidae

Answer 4

small
dome shaped carapce
2 hinged plastron K on plastron

Question 5

Yellow Mud Turtle

Answer 5

Kinosternon flavescens

Question 6

Mississippi Mud Turtle

Answer 6

Kinosternon subrubrum

Question 7

Stinkpot Turtle

Answer 7

Sternotherus odoratus

Question 8

Emydidae

Answer 8

(Pond and Box Turtles)

Question 9

traits of Emydidae

Answer 9

Semi Aquatic and tortoise like

Question 10

Southern Painted Turtle

Answer 10

Chrysemys dorsalis

Question 11

Traits of Southern Painted Turtle

Answer 11

1. cream colored plastron with almost no markings
   2.no keeling of shell
   beautiful red dorsal stripe
2. small marginal scales outlined in red!

Question 12

Western Painted Turtle

Answer 12

Chrysemys picta

Question 13

Traits of Western Painted Turtle

Answer 13

Bright ORANGE plastron
bright colored bridge scute
bridges!
contratsting black in red with yellow center
hourglass weird pattern

Question 14

Western Chicken Turtle

Answer 14

Deirochelys reticularia

Question 15

Describe Western Chicken Turtle

Answer 15

no specimen in lab
REALLY LONG NECK
stripey/pinstripe pajama legs
cream color plastron, with bridge scutes that have dark black spots on them

Question 16

Blanding’s turtle

Answer 16

Emydoidea blandingii

Question 17

Describe blanding’s turtle

Answer 17

Bright yellow chin and neck
high domed turtle
dark carapace with creamy yellow freckles!!!!

Question 18

Northern Map Turtle

Answer 18

Graptemys geographica

Question 19

Describe Northern Map Turtle

Answer 19

small yellow dot behind their eyes
tear drop shaped head
somewhat serrated marginal scales

Question 20

Ouachita Map turtle

Answer 20

Graptemys ouachitensis

Question 21

Describe oachita Map turtle

Answer 21

BIG TEARDROP shape marking behind eye
!!!!smaller spot on upper lip AND smaller spot on lower lip
!!3 spots marking total
stronger keeled shell

Question 22

False Map Turtle

Answer 22

G. p pseudogeographica

Question 23

Describe False Map Turtle

Answer 23

serrated margin scutes
2 backward L markings on its head!
strongle keeled carapace

Question 24

Mississippi Map Turtle

Answer 24

G.p kohnii

Question 25

What is special about Mississippi map turtle?

Answer 25

2 Crescent shaped marks on its head

Question 26

What is the species name for the false map and mississippi map? (IDK about this question)

Answer 26

Grapternys pseudogeographica