Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta Endangered
Where the wood turtle lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 395 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See turtles & tortoises on the world map
| Scientific name | Glyptemys insculpta |
|---|---|
| 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 wood turtle live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the wood turtle in 1 country or territory across North America.
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 wood turtle endangered?
The wood turtle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the wood turtle?
The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Emydidae, genus Glyptemys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the wood turtle
The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is a semi-aquatic turtle species in the family Emydidae. The species inhabits the northeastern United States and Canada. The wood turtle exists in a broad geographic range extending from Nova Scotia in the north (and east) across the Great Lakes region to Minnesota in the west, and Virginia in the south. In the past, it was forced south by encroaching glaciers: skeletal remains have been found as far south as Georgia.
The genus Glyptemys contains only one other species of turtle: the bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii). The specific name, insculpta, refers to the rough, sculptured surface of the carapace.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Wood turtle (revision 1378581920), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q844687 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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