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.

Chicken Turtle Media

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  Drawing accompanying Latreille's 1801 description of Testudo reticularia

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  The plastron of the eastern chicken turtle (D. r. reticularia) sometimes features an indistinct splotch of color

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  Large adult chicken turtle with the reticulated pattern on the carapace clearly visible

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  Cypress swamp in First Landing State Park, Virginia—it is unclear whether chicken turtles are still present here

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  Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia)

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  Adult chicken turtle laying eggs, Florida

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  Dragonfly nymphs are a favorite food of the chicken turtle

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  Chicken turtle in Virginia, where only around 30 adults are thought to remain