Summary ⁶

The painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is the most widespread native turtle of North America. It lives in slow-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to Louisiana and northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The turtle is the only species of the genus Chrysemys, which is part of the pond turtle family Emydidae. Fossils show that the painted turtle existed 15 million years ago. Four regionally based subspecies (the eastern, midland, southern, and western) evolve

Distribution ⁷

occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Leo Papandreou, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/38449720@N04/3593734671
2. (c) Mark Rosenstein, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Mark Rosenstein
3. (c) alipayne, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por alipayne
4. (c) Sarah Webb, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), enviado por Sarah Webb
5. (c) James Shelton, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), enviado por James Shelton
6. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysemys_picta_picta
7. (c) NatureServe, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28888214

Mais informações

• BioDiversity4All taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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