Spotted Turtle

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Clemmys guttata

DESCRIPTION

The Spotted Turtle’s upper shell is covered with small yellow or orange spots. Its limbs and tail are black with varying amounts of yellow or orange.

RANGE

Southern Ontario

HABITAT

Spotted Turtles live in shallow waterbodies such a bogs, fens or swamps. They can make use of multiple small wetlands, or remain within one larger wetland. Females usually nest close to water in open areas in sand, soil or moss. In winter, Spotted Turtles hibernate under water on the bottom of these wetlands.

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PRIMARY ECOSYSTEM ROLES