Chicken turtle
The chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) is a freshwater turtle found in the southeastern United States. It has a long neck and a brownish shell with yellow lines on it. Their shells are 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 inches) in length.[1]
Chicken Turtle Media
Drawing accompanying Latreille's 1801 description of Testudo reticularia
The plastron of the eastern chicken turtle (D. r. reticularia) sometimes features an indistinct splotch of color
Large adult chicken turtle with the reticulated pattern on the carapace clearly visible
Cypress swamp in First Landing State Park, Virginia—it is unclear whether chicken turtles are still present here
Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia)
Adult chicken turtle laying eggs, Florida
Dragonfly nymphs are a favorite food of the chicken turtle
Chicken turtle in Virginia, where only around 30 adults are thought to remain
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References
- ↑ "Chicken Turtle". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
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