REPTILES

Blanding's Turtle

Emydoidea blandingii

Reptiles
Native
Blanding's Turtle, photo 1 of 5
Blanding's Turtle, Juvenile
Blanding's Turtle, Male
1.2 kgWeight

Threatened in Québec. Reptile. Lives in marshes and near water. Feeds on seeds, insects, animal prey, fruit, plants, fish and dead animals.

There are 197 observations of Blanding's Turtle in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais186
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  3. Montérégie4

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgeGogerr

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