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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 Kentucky


There are 19 species/subspecies, representing 10 genus, found in Kentuck 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)

Southern Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys dorsalis)

Western Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta bellii)

Midland Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta marginata)

Eastern Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta picta)

Northern Map Turtle
(Graptemys geographica)

Ouachita Map Turtle
(Graptemys ouachitensis)

Mississippi Map Turtle
(Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii)

Northern False Map Turtle
(Graptemys pseudogeographica pseudogeographica)

Mississippi Mud Turtle
(Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis)
(V)

Alligator Snapping Turtle
(Macrochelys temmincki)

Eastern River Cooter
(Pseudemys concinna concinna)

Eastern Musk Turtle or "Stinkpot"
(Sternotherus odoratus)

Stripe-Necked Musk Turtle
(Sternotherus peltifer)
(V)

Eastern Box Turtle
(Terrapene carolina carolina)
(V)

Three-Toed Box Turtle
(Terrapene carolina triunguis)

Red-Eared Slider
(Trachemys scripta elegans)
 

 

 

 

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