In a few cases new locations are noted on the maps with additional reports that were gathered up to 2007.
New york box turtle.
Meet new york s 12 turtles two are endangered.
This is new york s most terrestrial turtle and a popular summer pet.
Long term data is not available for new york but wood turtle populations are thought to be declining throughout their range likely over 50 within the last 100 years van dijk and harding 2011.
The ability to fold itself up due to a hinge on the plastron is what gives the box turtle its name.
Two other species listed as game in new york are the box turtle and the wood turtle but there is no open season for them.
New york state amphibian and reptile atlas project.
This species is known to be declining in adjacent and nearby states and presumed to be declining in new york as well.
The species distribution maps show the known range of each species found in new york.
Search dec home animals plants aquatic life amphibians reptiles herp atlas project species of turtles found in new york eastern box turtle distribution map.