Arizona has an arid and semi-arid climate and is famous for its deserts, hot summers, and mild winters. In other words, it is a drier climate region. This means it doesn’t have the perfect living conditions for most turtle species compared to other states. Nonetheless, it is home to some turtle species. These include mud…

Alaska boasts its place as the largest state in the USA. On top of this, it is home to 4 main species of seawater turtle species namely the leatherback, green sea, Olive ridley, and loggerhead sea turtles. However, the state doesn’t have any freshwater species. The limited number of turtle species is due to the…

Missouri is home to 17 turtle species that range from freshwater to box turtles. These include the snapping turtles, softshell turtles, river Cooters, map turtles, mud and musk turtles, red-eared slider, and box turtles. The state is also home to the rare western chicken turtle. Unfortunately, some Missouri turtles are endangered or threatened. These include…

Colorado is home to 5 turtle species. Four of these are aquatic and include the common snapping turtle, yellow mud turtle, painted turtle, and spiny turtle. On top of this, it is home to the ornate box turtle, a terrestrial species which prefers living in the woodland areas in Eastern Colorado. This article will discuss…

New Mexico is home to 10 species of turtles. These range from snapping turtles to box turtles, mud turtles, softshells, painted turtles, and pond sliders. Most of these turtles (8 of them, to be precise) are native to the region. The remaining two are non-native species and include the red-eared slider and common snapping turtles….

Michigan is home to 10 native turtles. These include snapping turtle, spiny softshell, common map turtle, painted turtle, red-eared slider, spotted turtle, wood turtle, common musk turtle, and Blanding’s turtle. The state of Michigan boasts 41.5% water coverage of its total area. It has a whopping 60,000 inland lakes and ponds—making it the ideal habitat…

Texas is home to 30 turtle species. Texas is one of the top states in the US that enjoy turtle diversity. They boast every species of turtle ranging from fully aquatic freshwater turtles to semi-aquatic, sea turtles, terrestrial turtles, and even tortoises. The majority of the turtles that make up this list are freshwater turtles…

Maine is home to 9 species of turtles, with the most commonly sighted species being the painted turtles, wood turtles, and snapping turtles. Snapping turtles, in particular, are widespread throughout the state (except for the Northern part) and are easily observed in not only ponds and lakes, but also in small pools of water like…

Washington is home to only 2 native turtle species—the western pond turtles and western painted turtles. They also have invasive species like the common snapping turtles and red-eared sliders. On top of this, the coast of Washington is inhabited by 4 endangered sea turtle species running from Green sea turtles to the Olive ridley sea…

Oklahoma is home to 17 species of turtles. These range from aquatic and semi-aquatic species like snapping turtles, mud and musk turtles, map turtles, chicken turtle, etc., to terrestrial species like ornate box turtles and three-toed box turtles. The semi-aquatic and fully aquatic turtles in Oklahoma can be found in major rover systems as well…