Wednesday, April 16th
April's meeting will focus on how to safely handle and present your reptile to the public. Please feel free to bring your own animal to show off.
Meetings start promptly at 8pm in the Alumni Room of Medaille College.
Annual Banquet
PLEASE NOTE: The annual banquet and recognition dinner will be rescheduled due to conflicts. The new date will likely be a Saturday in May, please contact a board member for more information.
New York State Turtle Guide
Listed below are the 15 turtle species that can be found in various parts of New York State. There are also five species of sea turtles can be found off on Long Island. Click on the name of the species for more information.
Turtles
- Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra s. serpentina)
- Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
- Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon s. subrubrum) **- ENDANGERED -**
- Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) **- SPECIAL CONCERN -**
- Bog Turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) **- ENDANGERED -**
- Wood Turtle (Clemmys insculpta)
- Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene c. carolina)
- Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys t. terrapin)
- Eastern Redbelly Turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris)
- Common Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)
- Yellowbelly Slider (Trachemys s. scripta )
- Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
- Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
- Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) **- THREATENED -**
- Eastern Spiny Softshell (Apalone s. spinifera)
Click Here for Information about the sea turtles that can be found in New York State
Please remember when you are out and about on your herping adventures that it is illegal to collect most wild specimens without the proper permits from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. So please remember that you can catch and photograph many of these species but be sure to put them back where you found them so that they can continue their necessary part in the environment.
We would like to thank the World Chelonia Trust for graciously providing all of the photos in our Turtle Guide.
Help further herpetology research and education by donating to the Marvin R. Aures Herpetological Grant