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Yellow-bellied Slider

Scientific Name: Trachemys scripta

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Spotted Turtle

Scientific Name: Clemmys guttata

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Eastern Spiny Softshell

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Spiny Softshell

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River Cooter

Scientific Name: Pseudemys concinna

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Northern Red-bellied Cooter

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Northern Red-bellied Cooter

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Eastern Painted Turtle

Scientific Name: Chrysemys picta picta

Classification:  Nongame species

Eastern Box Turtle

Scientific Name: Terrapene carolina carolina

Classification:  Nongame species

Eastern Chicken Turtle

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Eastern Chicken Turtle

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Diamondback Terrapin

Scientific Name: Malaclemys terrapin 

Classification:  Nongame species; state-listed as special concern

Bog Turtle

Scientific Name: Glyptemys (Clemmys) muhlenbergii
Classification: Nongame species; Federally and state listed as Threatened
Abundance: Rare