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
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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
References
- ↑ "Chicken Turtle". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
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