EMYSystem Species Page: Emydoidea blandingii
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OrderOrder Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
FamilyFamily Emydidae (Pond Turtles)
SubfamilySubfamily Emydinae (Emydine Turtles)
GenusGenus Emydoidea (Blanding's Turtles)
SpeciesSpecies Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding's Turtle)
range of species Emydoidea blandingii
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Original Description Holbrook 1838 : 35
Type Locality " . . . Fox river, a tributary of the Illinois" [Illinois, USA]
Holotype ANSP 26123
Original name Cistuda blandingii
Common name Blanding's Turtle
Distribution The Great Lakes region of Canada and the USA, west to Nebraska, USA; scattered populations from southeastern New York, USA to Nova Scotia, Canada
Comments Reviewed by McCoy (1973).
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