#1649 · 🦎 reptiles

Blanding's Turtle

🇳🇱 Amerikaanse Moerasschildpad ·Emydoidea blandingii

ENendangered 🦎 Reptiles 📍 outside Europe

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Riley-Brendan Walsh · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Matthew Welc · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © Ira Reinhart-Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Gavan Watson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources · CC BY-ND 4.0
6. © Andrew C · CC BY 4.0
7. © Andrew Block · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Paul Hurtado · CC BY-SA 4.0
9. © Allan Harris · CC0

what is it?

Blanding's turtle ( Emys blandingii or Emydoidea blandingii ) is a semi-aquatic turtle of the family Emydidae. This species is native to central and eastern parts of Canada and the United States. It is considered to be an endangered species throughout much of its range. Blanding's turtles are of interest in longevity research, as they show little to no common signs of aging and are physically active and able of reproduction into eight or nine decades of...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 17,319iNaturalist observations
threat ENendangered

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
17,319 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by John Edwards Holbrook in 1838 (188 years ago).
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.