South Dakota is home to 7 species of turtles, which include common snapping turtles, painted turtles, and false map turtles, among others. All of these species are native to the Northcentral state of the US. Besides the common snapping turtle and the painted turtle, the rest of the species in South Dakota are labeled as…
New Jersey is home to 18 turtle species. Most of these species are aquatic and are found in the state’s freshwater and brackish waters. They include common snapping turtles, diamondback terrapins, painted turtles, On top of this, up to 5 sea turtle species inhabit New Jersey’s coastal waters. They include the leatherback, loggerhead, hawksbill, and…
Hawaii is home to 8 species of turtles, most of which are sea turtles. So, if you’re planning for a sea turtle-watching excursion to the islands of Hawaii, you can rest assured that you’ll see the green sea turtles (locally known as Honu), which far outnumber the other types of turtles. If you’re lucky, you…
Tennessee is home to 20 native turtle species running from snapping turtles to several subspecies of painted turtles, softshell turtles, map turtles, and mud and musk turtles. Most of these turtles are aquatic and inhabit Tennessee’s major rover systems like Mississippi, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers. Besides, the state is also home to 3 terrestrial turtle…
Indiana is home to 19 species. These species range from aquatic to semi-aquatic, and terrestrial varieties. They include snapping turtles, softshell turtles, map turtles, mud and musk turtles, painted turtles, and box turtles. Most of these turtles have a conversation status of least concern and will make good pets for the beginner as well as…
Pennsylvania is home to 15 turtle species, including the painted turtles, softshells, map turtles, mud and musk turtles, Blanding’s turtles, bog turtles, wood turtles, pond sliders, Cooters, and box turtles. All these turtles are freshwater species, except for box turtles which inhabit the woodlands and grasslands of Southern and central Pennsylvania ONLY 13 of these…
Illinois is home to 17 turtle species that are distributed across the marshes, rivers, ponds, woods, and prairies of the state. These species run from snapping turtles to painted turtles, map turtles, pond sliders, softshell turtles, mud and musk turtles, and even box turtles. While most of these turtles are of the least concern, some…
Virginia is home to 25 species of turtles. 20 of these turtles are native to the state while the remaining 5 are sea turtles. Most of these native species are freshwater/aquatic turtles and include snapping turtles, map turtles, mud turtles, musk turtles, chicken turtles, pond sliders diamondback terrapins, Cooter turtles, and others. All 5 sea…
Iowa is home to 12 species of turtles. These include snapping turtles, smooth softshells, spiny softshells, map turtles, painted turtles, mud and musk turtles, wood turtles, and box turtles. This diverse list of turtle species in the state can be attributed to Iowa’s abundance of cropland and additional land cover such as forests, wetlands, grasslands,…
Louisiana is home to 25 turtles. These include the sea turtles such as the hawksbill, green sea turtle, leatherback sea turtle, and the Kemp ridley sea turtles. Other turtle species inhabiting this state include the snapping turtles, mud and musk turtles, painted turtles, pond soldiers, Cooters, diamondback terrapins, chicken turtles, smooth softshell turtles, spiny softshell…