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2 Data Sources
endangered
Wood Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta
Also known as: (North American) Wood Turtle • Wood turtle • wood turtle
Kingdom: Animalia• Family: Emydidae• Order: Testudines
🛡️ Conservation Status
endangered
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Wood Turtle, (North American) Wood Turtle, Wood turtle, wood turtle, Miskwaadesi, Red-legged Tortoise, Redleg, Sculptured Tortoise
Class:
Reptilia
Conservation Status:
endangered
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
7
Countries
Top Locations
Iowa, US
1
Baraga County, US-MI, US
1
Virginia, US
1
United States
1
West Virginia, US
1
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First: 10/22/2016 · Latest: 3/22/2026
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