Chicken
Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia
| Common Name: | Chicken Turtle |
| Scientific Name: | Deirochelys reticularia |
| Etymology: | |
| Genus: | Deirochelys is derived from the Greek word deire which means "neck" and chelys which means "tortoise". |
| Species: | reticularia is from the Latin word reticulatus which means netlike referring to the pattern on the carapace. |
| Average Length: | 4 - 6 in. (10 - 15.2 cm) |
| Virginia Record Length: | 7.9 in. (20 cm) |
| Record length: | 10 in. (25.4 cm) |
Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet
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