Turtles of Indiana

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Latin Name Common Name Distribution Status NA
Apalone mutica Smooth Softshell Southern Half of Wabash, White, and possibly Ohio River Locally Common NA
Apalone spinifera Spiny Softshell Statewide Common
Chelydra serpentina Common Snapping Turtle Statewide Common
Chrysemys picta Painted Turtle Statewide Common
Clemmys guttata Spotted Turtle Northern Third State Endangered NA
Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Northern Half State Endangered
Graptemys geographica Common Map Turtle Statewide Common
Graptemys ouachitensis Ouachita Map Turtle Southern Half of the Wabash, White, and Ohio River Locally common NA
Graptemys pseudogeographica False Map Turtle Southern Half of the Wabash, White, and Ohio River Locally common NA
Kinosternon subrubrum Eastern Mud Turtle Southwest and Northwest Corner State Endangered
Macroclemys temminckii Alligator Snapping Turtle Possibly White River and Southwest Corner State Endangered NA
Pseudemys concinna River Cooter Southwest Corner State Endangered NA
Sternotherus odoratus Common Musk Turtle Statewide Locally Common
Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle Statewide Special State Protection
Terrapene ornata Ornate Box Turtle Northwest and Southwest Border State Endangered NA
Trachemys scripta Pond Slider Western and Southern Halves Common