Document Type
Circular
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Publication Date
5-2004
Publisher
Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State University, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey, and the South Dakota Dept. of Game, Fish & Parks
Circular No.
919
Pages
40
Description
Contents:
Introduction
Status of South Dakota turtles
Fossil record and evolution
General turtle information
Taxonomy of South Dakota turtles
Capturing techniques
Turtle handling
Turtle habitats
Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii)
Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera)
Smooth Softshell Turtle (Apalone mutica)
False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)
Western Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata)
Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)
Identification keys to South Dakota turtles
Acknowledgements
Literature cited and additional publications
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Bandas, Sara J. and Higgins, Kenneth F., "A Field Guide to South Dakota Turtles" (2004). SDSU Extension Circulars. 484.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_circ/484