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Abbreviation Legend

  • (CE) - Criticially Endangered
  • (CI) - Critically Imperiled
  • (E) - Endangered
  • (I) - Introduced
  • (IM) - Imperiled
  • (NT) - Near Threatened
  • (T) - Threatened
  • (V) - Vulnerable
  • (**) - Recent Classification Change
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Turtles & Tortoises of Kansas


There are 16 species/subspecies, representing 10 genus, found in Kansas all of which are native to the United States.



Midland Smooth Softshell Turtle
(Apalone mutica mutica)

Northern Spiny Softshell Turtle
(Apalone spinifera spinifera)

Snapping Turtle
(Chelydra serpentina)

Western Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta bellii)

Northern Map Turtle
(Graptemys geographica)

Ouachita Map Turtle
(Graptemys ouachitensis)

Mississippi Map Turtle
(Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii)

Northern False Map Turtle
(Graptemys pseudogeographica pseudogeographica)

Yellow Mud Turtle
(Kinosternon flavescens)
(V)

Alligator Snapping Turtle
(Macrochelys temmincki)

Eastern River Cooter
(Pseudemys concinna concinna)

Texas Cooter
(Pseudemys texana)

Eastern Musk Turtle or "Stinkpot"
(Sternotherus odoratus)
(V)

Three-Toed Box Turtle
(Terrapene carolina triunguis)
(NT)

Plains Box Turtle
(Terrapene ornata ornata)

Red-Eared Slider
(Trachemys scripta elegans)
 

 

 

 

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