bog turtle
glyptemys muhlenbergii latin

We have seen from old records that bog turtles used to exist in the entire state.

Federal experts insist their original find was a bog turtle.

However, the bog turtle usually takes shelter from the sun during the hottest part of the day.

There is evidence for bog turtles in some areas.

There have been only two recorded discoveries of bog turtle fossils.

Such behavior is indicative of the bog turtle's ability to survive without oxygen.

At night, the bog turtle buries itself in soft tunnels.

The bog turtle is primarily diurnal, active during the day and sleeping at night.

The bog turtle's main defense when threatened by an animal is to bury itself in soft mud.

It is unknown how gender is determined in bog turtles.

Biologists visit bog turtle sites and evaluate their habitat's status.

We have problems with people collecting bog turtles.

"If a pond were verified as a bog turtle habitat, then it would be our concern."

Demand for the bog turtle is high in the black market pet trade, partly because of its small size and unique characteristics.

The bog turtle uses soft, deep mud to shelter from predators and the weather.

The bog turtle is semiaquatic and can move both on land and in the water.

The movement of bog turtles between colonies facilitates genetic diversity.

Bog turtles are sexually mature when they reach between 8 and 11 years of age (both sexes).

Today, the rebounding of bog turtle colonies depends on private intervention.

Captive breeding is another method of stabilizing the bog turtles' numbers.

The former include the bog turtle, wild hydrangea and live-forever.

Bog turtle habitats are susceptible to dangerous side effects by invasive plants.

Changes caused by humans have begun to eliminate bog turtles from areas where they would normally survive.

The bog turtle will travel long distances to find a new habitat if its home becomes unsuitable.

The study of bog turtles in the wild is a significant aid to the development of a conservation strategy.

Two sites are important because they provide habitat for the Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii).