Spotted turtle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the spotted turtle lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Clemmys guttata
Group	Turtles & tortoises
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Testudines
Family	Emydidae

Where does the spotted turtle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the spotted turtle in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the spotted turtle endangered?

The spotted turtle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the spotted turtle?

The spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Emydidae, genus Clemmys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the spotted turtle

The spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), the only species of the genus Clemmys, is a small, semi-aquatic turtle. Their broad, smooth, low upper shell, or carapace, reaches 8–12 cm (3.1–4.7 in) upon adulthood, and ranges in its exact colour from black to a bluish black with a number of tiny yellow round spots. The spotting patterning extends from the head, to the neck and out onto the limbs. Sexually mature males have a concave plastron and a long, thick tail. By contrast, sexually mature females possess a flat plastron and have a tail that is noticeably shorter and thinner than that of mature males. Mature males also have a dark iris and face; females typically have a yellow or orange iris and a similarly coloured face that is distinctly lighter than the males'. Juveniles appear female-like in this regard, and at maturity males begin to develop darker features.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spotted turtle (revision 1346831004), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q845189 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).