Blanding's turtle

Blanding's turtle

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1][2]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Emydidae
Subfamily: Emydinae
Genus:
JE Gray, 1870
Species:
E. blandingii
Binomial name
Emydoidea blandingii
(Holbrook, 1838)[1][4][5]
The range of Blanding's turtle
Synonyms[5][6][7]
  • Testudo flava
    Lacépède, 1788
    (nomen suppressum)
  • Testudo flava
    — Bonaterre, 1789
    (nomen suppressum)
  • Testudo meleagris
    Shaw, 1793
    (nomen suppressum)
  • Cistuda blandingii
    Holbrook, 1838
    (nomen conservandum)
  • Emys blandingii
    — Strauch, 1862
  • Emydoidea blandingii
    — Gray, 1870
  • Emys twentei
    Taylor, 1943

Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)[1][5] is a species of semi-aquatic turtle of the family Emydidae. This species is native to central and eastern parts of Canada and the United States.[2] It is considered to be an endangered species throughout much of its range.[8] Blanding's turtle is of interest in longevity research, as it shows few or no common signs of aging and is physically active and capable of reproduction into eight or nine decades of life.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b c Rhodin 2011, p. 000.185
  2. ^ a b van Dijk, P.P.; Rhodin, A.G.J. (2019) [errata version of 2011 assessment]. "Emydoidea blandingii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T7709A155088836. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T7709A155088836.en. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.138–000.139
  5. ^ a b c Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.105–000.106
  6. ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 149–368. (Emydoidea blandingii, pp. 180–181).
  7. ^ Species Emydoidea blandingii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  8. ^ "Blanding's Turtle". Environmental Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2006-05-25.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Morai2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Brooks, Michael (2008). Chapter 9: "Death". 13 Things That Don't Make Sense. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 9781861978172.