{"id":6,"date":"2015-11-25T04:35:18","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T04:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2020-08-02T22:00:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T22:00:45","slug":"turtles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/","title":{"rendered":"Turtles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Turtles of Iowa<\/h3>\n<p>There are 13 species of turtles in Iowa.\u00a0Click on the links below to view the complete species account, range maps, and more photos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/common-snapping-turtle-chelydra-serpentina\/\">Snapping Turtle \u00a0(<i>Chelydra serpentina)<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/common-snapping-turtle-chelydra-serpentina\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-780 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Chelydra_serpentina_Snapping_turtle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Chelydra_serpentina_Snapping_turtle.jpg 320w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Chelydra_serpentina_Snapping_turtle-300x223.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Chelydra_serpentina_Snapping_turtle-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Chelydra_serpentina_Snapping_turtle-202x150.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/painted-turtle-chrysemys-picta\/\">Painted Turtle \u00a0(<i>Chrysemys picta)<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/painted-turtle-chrysemys-picta\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-803 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Painted_turtle-Muscatine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Painted_turtle-Muscatine.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Painted_turtle-Muscatine-300x196.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Painted_turtle-Muscatine-150x98.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Painted_turtle-Muscatine-230x150.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/blandings-turtle-emydoidea-blandingii\/\">Blanding\u2019s Turtle \u00a0(<i>Emydoidea blandingii)<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/blandings-turtle-emydoidea-blandingii\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-776 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Emydoidea_Blandings_turtle_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Emydoidea_Blandings_turtle_3.jpg 320w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Emydoidea_Blandings_turtle_3-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Emydoidea_Blandings_turtle_3-150x98.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Emydoidea_Blandings_turtle_3-231x150.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/wood-turtle-glyptemys-insculpta\/\">Wood Turtle\u00a0 (<i>Glyptemys insculpta)<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/wood-turtle-glyptemys-insculpta\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-811 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Wood_turtle-Minnesota.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Wood_turtle-Minnesota.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Wood_turtle-Minnesota-300x203.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Wood_turtle-Minnesota-150x102.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Wood_turtle-Minnesota-221x150.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/northern-map-turtle-graptemys-geographica\/\">Northern Map Turtle\u00a0(<i>Graptemys geographica)<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/northern-map-turtle-graptemys-geographica\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-785 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_geographica_Common_Map_turtle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_geographica_Common_Map_turtle.jpg 320w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_geographica_Common_Map_turtle-300x243.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_geographica_Common_Map_turtle-150x121.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_geographica_Common_Map_turtle-185x150.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/ouachita-map-turtle-graptemys-ouachitensis\/\">Ouachita Map Turtle\u00a0(<i>Graptemys ouachitensis)<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/ouachita-map-turtle-graptemys-ouachitensis\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-791 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_Ouachita_Map_turtle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_Ouachita_Map_turtle.jpg 320w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_Ouachita_Map_turtle-300x233.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_Ouachita_Map_turtle-150x116.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_Ouachita_Map_turtle-194x150.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/false-map-turtle-graptemys-pseudogeographica\/\">False Map Turtle\u00a0(<i>Graptemys pseudogeographica)<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/false-map-turtle-graptemys-pseudogeographica\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-783 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_False_Map_turtle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_False_Map_turtle.jpg 320w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_False_Map_turtle-300x207.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_False_Map_turtle-150x104.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Graptemys_False_Map_turtle-217x150.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/ornate-box-turtle-terrapene-ornata\/\">Ornate Box Turtle\u00a0 (<i>Terrapene ornata)<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/ornate-box-turtle-terrapene-ornata\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-787 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Terrapene_ornata_Ornate_Box_Turtle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Terrapene_ornata_Ornate_Box_Turtle.jpg 320w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Terrapene_ornata_Ornate_Box_Turtle-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Terrapene_ornata_Ornate_Box_Turtle-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Terrapene_ornata_Ornate_Box_Turtle-201x150.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/slider-trachemys-scripta\/\">Pond Slider (<em>Trachemys scripta<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/slider-trachemys-scripta\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-805 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Redear_slider-Louisa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Redear_slider-Louisa.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Redear_slider-Louisa-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Redear_slider-Louisa-150x108.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Redear_slider-Louisa-209x150.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/yellow-mud-turtle-kinosternon-flavescens\/\">Yellow Mud Turtle \u00a0(<i>Kinosternon flavescens)<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/yellow-mud-turtle-kinosternon-flavescens\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-966  aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Illinois_Mud_turtle-Muscatine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Illinois_Mud_turtle-Muscatine.jpg 605w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Illinois_Mud_turtle-Muscatine-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Illinois_Mud_turtle-Muscatine-150x101.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Illinois_Mud_turtle-Muscatine-223x150.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/common-musk-turtle-sternotherus-odoratus\/\">Eastern Musk Turtle \u00a0(<i>Sternotherus odoratus)<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/common-musk-turtle-sternotherus-odoratus\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-890  aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Musk_turtle-captive.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Musk_turtle-captive.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Musk_turtle-captive-300x196.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Musk_turtle-captive-150x98.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Musk_turtle-captive-230x150.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/smooth-softshell-apalone-mutica\/\">Smooth Softshell Turtle\u00a0 (<i>Apalone mutica)<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/smooth-softshell-apalone-mutica\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-807 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Smooth_softshell_turtle-captive.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Smooth_softshell_turtle-captive.jpg 586w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Smooth_softshell_turtle-captive-300x204.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Smooth_softshell_turtle-captive-150x102.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Smooth_softshell_turtle-captive-220x150.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/spiny-softshell-apalone-spinifera\/\">Spiny Softshell Turtle\u00a0(<i>Apalone spinifera)<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/reptiles\/turtles\/spiny-softshell-apalone-spinifera\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-809 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Spiny_softshell_turtle-captive.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Spiny_softshell_turtle-captive.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Spiny_softshell_turtle-captive-300x203.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Spiny_softshell_turtle-captive-150x101.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Spiny_softshell_turtle-captive-222x150.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turtles of Iowa There are 13 species of turtles in Iowa.\u00a0Click on the links below to view the complete species account, range maps, and more photos. Snapping Turtle \u00a0(Chelydra serpentina) Painted Turtle \u00a0(Chrysemys picta) Blanding\u2019s Turtle \u00a0(Emydoidea blandingii) Wood Turtle\u00a0 (Glyptemys insculpta) Northern Map Turtle\u00a0(Graptemys geographica) Ouachita Map Turtle\u00a0(Graptemys ouachitensis) False Map Turtle\u00a0(Graptemys pseudogeographica) Ornate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":33,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1607,"href":"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/1607"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.herpnet.net\/Iowa-Herpetology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}