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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 Ohio


There are 16 species/subpsecies representing 11 genus found in Ohio with 1 species being Introduced.



Midland Smooth Softshell Turtle
(Apalone mutica mutica)

Northern Spiny Softshell Turtle
(Apalone spinifera spinifera)
(I) (E)

African Spurred Tortoise
(Centrochelys sulcata)

Snapping Turtle
(Chelydra serpentina)

Midland Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta marginata)

Eastern Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta picta)
(E)

Spotted Turtle
(Clemmys guttata)
(E)

Blanding's Turtle
(Emydoidea blandingii)

Northern Map Turtle
(Graptemys geographica)

Ouachita Map Turtle
(Graptemys ouachitensis)
(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)

Red-Eared Slider
(Trachemys scripta elegans)

Yellow-Bellied Slider
(Trachemys scripta scripta)
 

 

 

 

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