New york state boasts 11 species of freshwater turtles and one saltwater brackish water species.
New york box turtle.
The ability to fold itself up due to a hinge on the plastron is what gives the box turtle its name.
Meet new york s 12 turtles two are endangered.
This information is gathered from the amphibian and reptile atlas project from 1990 1999.
This species is known to be declining in adjacent and nearby states and presumed to be declining in new york as well.
This is new york s most terrestrial turtle and a popular summer pet.
In a few cases new locations are noted on the maps with additional reports that were gathered up to 2007.
New york state amphibian and reptile atlas project.
Search dec home animals plants aquatic life amphibians reptiles herp atlas project species of turtles found in new york eastern box turtle distribution map.
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.