Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri Department of Conservation
TURTLE, BLANDING'S

Summary information for TURTLE, BLANDING'S

Common Name
TURTLE, BLANDING'S
Scientific Name
EMYDOIDEA BLANDINGII
Status
NONGAME, STATE ENDANGERED, STATE RANK S1, GLOBAL RANK G4
Primary Habitat
"Wetland matrix"
Preferred Habitat
"Occur in marshes, waterholes, sloughs, streams, and ponds with mud, silt or organic bottom and moderate to dense vegetation. Nest in grassland."
Distribution
"Occurs in extreme northeast corner of the state *02*. Sightings in 1990 and 1991 in St. Charles county on Busch Conservation Area *03*"
County List
CLARK, HOLT, ST. CHARLES
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