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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 New York


There are 26 species/subspecies representing 20 genus found in New York with 4 species being Introduced.



Northern Spiny Softshell Turtle
(Apalone spinifera spinifera)
(T)

Loggerhead Sea Turtle
(Caretta caretta)
(I) (E)

African Spurred Tortoise
(Centrochelys sulcata)
(E)

Green Sea Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)

Snapping Turtle
(Chelydra serpentina)

Midland Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta maringata)

Eastern Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta picta)
(E)

Spotted Turtle
(Clemmys guttata)
(V)

Leatherback Sea Turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea)
(E)

Blanding's Turtle
(Emydoidea blandingii)
(E)

Bog Turtle
(Glyptemys muhlenbergii)

Northern Map Turtle
(Graptemys geographica)

Northern False Map Turtle
(Graptemys pseudogeographica pseudogeographica)

Southeastern Mud Turtle
(Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum)
(CE)

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
(Lepidichelys kempii)
(V)

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
(Lepidichelys olivacea)
(V)

Northern Diamondback Terrapin
(Malaclemys terrapin terrapin)
(I) (V) (**)

Chinese Softshell Turtle
(Pelodiscus sinensis)
(NT)

Northern Red-Bellied Cooter
(Pseudemys rubriventris)

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

Eastern Box Turtle
(Terrapene carolina carolina)
(V)

Three-Toed Box Turtle
(Terrapene carolina triunguis)
(I) (V)

Greek Tortoise
(Testudo graeca)
(I) (V)

Afghan Tortoise
(Testudo horsfieldii)

Red-Eared Slider
(Trachemys scripta elegans)

Yellow-Bellied Slider
(Trachemys scripta scripta)
 

 

 

 

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