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Pond and Box Turtles

Emydidae · 5 species

In Québec, the family Emydidae (order Testudines) counts 5 species of reptiles. The stars? Painted Turtle, Northern Map Turtle and Blanding's Turtle, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 5 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Outaouais5
  2. Estrie4
  3. Montérégie4
  4. Mauricie3
  5. Montréal3
  6. Laval3
  7. Lanaudière3
  8. Laurentides3
  9. Capitale-Nationale2
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  12. Côte-Nord1
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  14. Centre-du-Québec1

Pond and Box Turtles 5

Testudines
All17Testudines9Squamata8
Emydidae
All9Emydidae5Chelydridae1Dermochelyidae1Kinosternidae1Trionychidae1
Painted Turtle3,493 observations
Northern Map Turtle577 observations
Blanding's Turtle197 observations
Pond Slider144 observations
Wood Turtle22 observations