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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 Missouri


There are 22 species/subspecies representing 12 genus found in Missouri with all being 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)

Western Chicken Turtle
(Deirochelys reticularia miaria)
(E)

Blanding's Turtle
(Emydoidea blandingii)

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)

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)
(V)

Eastern Box Turtle
(Terrapene carolina carolina)
(V)

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

Plains Box Turtle
(Terrapene ornata ornata)

Red-Eared Slider
(Trachemys scripta elegans)

Yellow-Bellied Slider
(Trachemys scripta scripta)
 

 

 

 

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