(DRAFT) - Taxonomy
Species turtle, eastern painted
Species Id M030060
Date 26 AUG 96
TAXONOMY
NAME - turtle, eastern painted
OTHER COMMON NAMES -
ELEMENT CODE - 07/19/84
AOU CODE - 10/15/85
CATEGORY - Reptiles
PHYLUM AND SUBPHYLUM - Chordata, Vertebrata
CLASS AND SUBCLASS - Reptilia, Anapsida
ORDER AND SUBORDER - Testudines, Casichelydia
FAMILY AND SUBFAMILY - Emydidae,
GENUS AND SUBGENUS - Chrysemys,
SPECIES AND SSP - picta, picta
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chrysemys picta picta
AUTHORITY - Schneider
TAXONOMY REFERENCES - 1024 and 2982
Taxonomy - 1 (DRAFT) - Status
Species turtle, eastern painted
Species Id M030060
Date 26 AUG 96
STATUS
Status - 1 (DRAFT) - Distribution
Species turtle, eastern painted
Species Id M030060
Date 26 AUG 96
DISTRIBUTION
References on County Occurrence - 001, 003, 005, 007, 009, 011, 013, 015, 017, 019, 021, 023, 025, 027, 029, 031, 033, 035, 036, 037, 041, 043, 045, 047, 049, 051, 053, 057, 059, 061, 063, 065, 067, 069, 071, 073, 075, 077, 079, 081, 083, 085, 087, 089, 091, 093, 095, 097, 099, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 125, 127, 131, 133, 135, 137, 139, 141, 143, 145, 147, 149, 153, 155, 157, 159, 161, 163, 165, 167, 169, 171, 173, 175, 177, 179, 181, 183, 185, 187, 191, 193, 195, 197, 199, 510, 515, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 580, 590, 595, 600, 610, 620, 630, 640, 650, 660, 670, 678, 680, 683, 685, 690, 700, 710, 720, 730, 735, 740, 750, 760, 770, 775, 780, 790, 800, 810, 820, 830, 840, CB1, CB2, CB3 and AO1
References on County Abundance - 001, 003, 005, 007, 009, 011, 013, 015, 017, 019, 021, 023, 025, 027, 029, 031, 033, 035, 036, 037, 041, 043, 045, 047, 049, 051, 053, 057, 059, 061, 063, 065, 067, 069, 071, 073, 075, 077, 079, 081, 083, 085, 087, 089, 091, 093, 095, 097, 099, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 125, 127, 131, 133, 135, 137, 139, 141, 143, 145, 147, 149, 153, 155, 157, 159, 161, 163, 165, 167, 169, 171, 173, 175, 177, 179, 181, 183, 185, 187, 191, 193, 195, 197, 199, 510, 515, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 580, 590, 595, 600, 610, 620, 630, 640, 650, 660, 670, 678, 680, 683, 685, 690, 700, 710, 720, 730, 735, 740, 750, 760, 770, 775, 780, 790, 800, 810, 820, 830, 840, CB1, CB2, CB3 and AO1
REFERENCES FOR HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODES - 001, 003, 005, 007, 009, 011, 013, 015, 017, 019, 021, 023, 025, 027, 029, 031, 033, 035, 036, 037, 041, 043, 045, 047, 049, 051, 053, 057, 059, 061, 063, 065, 067, 069, 071, 073, 075, 077, 079, 081, 083, 085, 087, 089, 091, 093, 095, 097, 099, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 125, 127, 131, 133, 135, 137, 139, 141, 143, 145, 147, 149, 153, 155, 157, 159, 161, 163, 165, 167, 169, 171, 173, 175, 177, 179, 181, 183, 185, 187, 191, 193, 195, 197, 199, 510, 515, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 580, 590, 595, 600, 610, 620, 630, 640, 650, 660, 670, 678, 680, 683, 685, 690, 700, 710, 720, 730, 735, 740, 750, 760, 770, 775, 780, 790, 800, 810, 820, 830, 840, CB1, CB2, CB3 and AO1
REFERENCES FOR OTHER DISTRIBUTION - F
Distribution - 1 HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS
HABITAT - Aquatic
REFERENCES FOR HABITAT - 1027, 1038 and 2988
LAND USE -
Forest Land
Deciduous Forest Land
Evergreen Forest Land
Mixed Forest Land
Water
Streams and Canals
Lakes
Reservoirs
Bays and Estuaries
REFERENCES FOR LAND USE - 1027 and 2988
NATIONAL WETLAND INVENTORY CODES
NWI NWICLS NWIMOD NWISPEC
Marine, subtidal
Lacustrine, limnetic
Lacustrine, littoral
REFERENCES FOR NWI - 1027, 1038 and 2988
POTENTIAL NATURAL VEGETATION -
065 Northern Cordgrass Prairie (Distichlis-Spartina)
094 Mixed Mesophytic Forest (Acer-Aesculus-Fagus-Lirioden
095 Appalachian Oak Forest (Quercus)
097 Northern Hardwoods (Acer-Betula-Fagus-Tsuga)
101 Oak - Hickory - Pine Forest (Quercus-Carya-Pinus)
103 Southern Floodplain Forest (Quercus-Nyssa-Taxodium)
REFERENCES FOR PNV - 882
ECOREGION -
Mixed mesophytic Forest: Low Mountains
Appalachian Oak forest: Plains with High Hills
Appalachian Oak Forest: Plains with Low Mountains
Appalachian Oak Forest: Open Hills
Appalachian Oak Forest: Open Low Mountains
Appalachian Oak Forest: Irregular Plains
Appalachian Oak Forest: Low Mountains
Southeastern Mixed Forest: Plains with High Hills
Southeastern Mixed Forest: Plains with Low Mountains
Southeastern Mixed Forest: Low Mountains
Southeastern Mixed Forest: Open Low Mountains
Southeastern Mixed Forest: Flat Plains
Southeastern Mixed Forest: Irregular Plains
Southeastern Mixed Forest: Irregular Plains, slight rel
Southeastern Mixed Forest: Open Hills
Southeastern Mixed Forest: Plains with Hills
REFERENCES FOR ECOREGION - 882
Habitat Associations - 1 (DRAFT) - Food Habits
Species turtle, eastern painted
Species Id M030060
Date 26 AUG 96
FOOD HABITS
TROPHIC LEVEL -
Omnivore
REFERENCES FOR TROPHIC LEVEL - 1027 and 2988
LIFESTAGE FOOD FOOD PART
General Amphibia Not Specified
General Plants Not Specified
General Detritus Not Applicable
General Animals Not Specified
General Carrion Not Specified
General Tracheophyta Not Specified
General Detritus - Organic Not Applicable
General Rotiferans Not Specified
General Molluscs Not Specified
General Snails Not Specified
General Crustaceans Not Specified
General Malacostraca Not Specified
General Insects Not Specified
General Collembola Not Specified
General Odonata Not Specified
General Coleoptera Not Specified
General Diptera Not Specified
General Osteichthyes Not Specified
REFERENCES FOR GENERAL FOOD - 1027 and 2988
Food Habits - 1 (DRAFT) - Environment Associations
Species turtle, eastern painted
Species Id M030060
Date 26 AUG 96
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS
G = General A = Adult
LIM = Limiting RA = Resting Adult
J = Juvenile FA = Feeding Adult
RJ = Resting Juvenile BA = Breeding Adult
FJ = Feeding Juvenile P = Pupae
L = Larvae E = Egg
RL = Resting Larvae
FL = Feeding Larvae
LIFESTAGE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS
G Aquatic Vegetation [specified type]: Specified in comments
G Aquatic Features: Specified in Comments
REFERENCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC_ - 1027, 1038 and 2988
COMMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS -
00130S=aquatic vegetation is important, but to what degree
is unknown *1027,2988*; 00430S=water needs to be slow moving
*1027,1038,2988*
Environment Associations - 1 (DRAFT) - Life History
Species turtle, eastern painted
Species Id M030060
Date 26 AUG 96
LIFE HISTORY
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: small (10-25 cm) turtle with red
markings on the marginals and a notched upper jaw; carapace is smooth,
oval flattened, and keelless, highest and widest points are at the
center, posterior margin is without serration, carapace is olive to
black with yellow or red borders along the seams and red bars or
crescents on the marginals; bridge is plain and hingeless; plastron is
yellowish; skin is black to olive; neck, legs and tail are striped with
red and yellow; head striped with yellow; yellow line extends rearward
from below eye and may meet similar line from lower jaw; yellow streak
on each side of head behind the eyes; chin is marked with 2 wide yellow
lines which meet at the tip of the jaw and enclose a narrow yellow
stripe; males have elongated foreclaws and long thicknails; females are
larger in all shell dimensions *2988*; REPRODUCTION: eggs are elliptical
in shape with average dimension of 1.3 by 0.905 inches *1027*; shell is
white and thin *1007*; breeding season=usually around April *1027*;
incubation period=approximately 75 days *1027*; male sexually mature at
4 years, females sexually mature at 5 years *2988*; breeding
behavior=male chooses female and by swimming rapidly overtakes her, when
well in front, male turns to face her and continues to swim, now
backwards; extending his forelimbs, with palms outward, he rapidly
caresses her chin and side of head with the back of his long claws, this
continues over and over again until copulation occurs *1007*; clutch
size=3-11 eggs *1027*; BEHAVIOR: diurnal *2988*; appears to leave
vicinity of water to make short migrations to a more suitable habitat
*1027*; nest site=nest construction is a drilling operation in which the
female plants one foot firmly as an auger and then gyrated about it to
bore out the nesting hole; eggs laid from May to July *1027*; hatchlings
may over winter in the nest or egg *2988*; hibernates under water
usually well buried in mud, emerges in March and April *1027*; may
become active during warm spells *2988*; very fond of basking, often a
dozen or more congregate to take sun on a log or other partly submerged
object *2988*; POPULATION PARAMETERS: sex ratio=1:1 *2988*;
AQUATIC/TERRESTRIAL ASSOCIATIONS: predators of adults=alligators,
predators of juveniles=mink, muskrats, crows, black racers, larger
turtles, bullfrogs, large fish; predators of eggs=13-lined ground
squirrel, gray squirrel, skunks, foxes, badgers, raccoons, garter snakes
and man *2988*; OTHER: automobiles and pesticides causes of mortality
for adults *2988*
REFERENCES FOR LIFE HISTORY- 1027, 1038, 2988 and 1007
Life History - 1 (DRAFT) - Management Practices
Species turtle, eastern painted
Species Id M030060
Date 26 AUG 96
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Management Practices - 1 (DRAFT) - References
Species turtle, eastern painted
Species Id M030060
Date 26 AUG 96
References
882* Conant, R. 1958. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians
of the United States and Canada East of the 100th Meridian.
Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston,
Mass:366.
1007* Babcock, H.L. 1971. Turtles of the Northeastern United
States. Dover Publ. New York, New York:105.
1024* Parker, S.P. (ed.)1982. Synopsis and Classification of
Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill Book Co. New York, New York:1232.
1027* Carr, A.F. 1952. Handbook of Turtles. Turtles of the
United States, Canada, and Baja California. Comstock Publ.
Assoc. Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca, N.Y:542.
1038* Pope, C.H. 1939. Turtles of the United States and Canada.
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. New York, N.Y:343.
2982* Ernst, C.H. 1971. Chrysemys picta. Catalog of American
amphibians and reptiles. Am. Soc. of Ichthyologists and
Herpetologists:345.
2988* Ernst, C.H., Barbour, R.W. 1972. Turtles of the United
States. Univ. Press of Kentucky Lexington:347.
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