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Buhlmann, K. A., Gibbons, J. W., & Jackson, D. R. (2008). Deirochelys reticularia (latreille 1801) – chicken turtle. In A. G. J. Rhodin, P. P. van Dijk, R. A. Saumure, K. A. Buhlmann & J. B. Iverson (Eds.), Vol. 5IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.
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Categories: General Keywords: Deirochelys, Deirochelys reticularia, Emydidae, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: , Buhlmann, van Dijk, Gibbons, Iverson, Jackson, Rhodin, Saumure Publisher: IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group |
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Summary. – The chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia (Family Emydidae), is a semi-aquatic turtle inhabiting temporary and permanent freshwater and adjacent terrestrial habitats throughout much of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains of the USA. Three subspecies are recognized: D. r. reticularia, D. r. chrysea, and D. r. miaria. Local population sizes are generally small; as such, chicken turtles are seldom the dominant species of turtle at any site. The species differs from most other North American turtles in having a nesting season that extends from fall to spring, followed by a long incubation period. Threats to this species come from the disruption, destruction, or isolation of freshwater wetlands, including small or temporary ones, and the elimination or alteration of surrounding terrestrial habitats. The species is not currently considered globally endangered, though some peripheral populations (e.g., those in Missouri and Virginia) are listed as locally endangered. Distribution. – USA. The range extends from North Carolina, through peninsular Florida, to eastern Texas, primarily in the coastal plain, and includes populations in Virginia and Oklahoma through Arkansas to southeastern Missouri. Synonymy. – Testudo reticularia Latreille 1801, Emys reticularia, Clemmys reticularia, Deirochelys reticularia, Testudo reticulata Daudin 1801, Emys reticulata, Terrapene reticulata, Clemmys reticulata, Deirochelys reticulata, Chrysemys reticulata. Subspecies. – Three recognized: Deirochelys reticularia reticularia (Eastern Chicken Turtle), Deirochelys reticularia chrysea Schwartz 1956 (Florida Chicken Turtle), and Deirochelys reticularia miaria Schwartz 1956 (Western Chicken Turtle).
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