Recognized Qualified Bog Turtle Phase 2 Surveyors List Lake Plains/ Prairie Peninsula - 2022

The document includes a list of individuals experienced in field herpetology that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) New York Field Office (NYFO) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Wildlife Diversity Unit currently recognizes as qualified to survey for the presence of bog turtles, known as Phase 2 surveys for lake plains and prairie peninsulas. 

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A small black turtle white bright orange markings on it's neck walking in grass

This is the smallest emydid turtle, and one of the smallest turtles in the world. Adult carapace length is 7.9 to 11.4 cm (3.1 to 4.5 inches). The dark brown or black carapace may be marked with radiating light lines or a light blotch on the vertebral and pleural scutes. Scute annuli are usually...

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