Turtles Flashcards
1
Q
Gopherus agassizii
A
Desert Tortoise
Testudinidae
SE CA
domed shell, elephantine limbs
2
Q
Trachemys scripta
A
Read-eared slider
Emydidae
Introduced
Red stripe on its head
3
Q
Chrysemys picta
A
Painted turtle
Emydidae
Introduced
yellow markings on head, orange/red colored plastron
4
Q
Emys mormorata
A
Western Pond Turtle
Emydidae
Western CA
brownish color, black flecks on its shell and spots on its head
5
Q
Apalone spinifera
A
Spiny softshell turtle
Trionychidae
SE CA
leathery shell, webbed feet
6
Q
Chelydra serpentina
A
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydridae
Introduced
reduced plastron, tail
7
Q
Kinosternon sonoriense
A
Sonoran mud turtle
Kinosternidae
Used to be SE CA but now extirpated
Nipplelike projections on throat
