Blanding's Turtle is a mid-sized turtle with a distinctive bright yellow chin and throat. It has a semi-hinged plastron and a domed shell. Long-lived and slow to mature, it is vulnerable to road mortality.
Best time to see a Blanding's Turtle
The best time to see a Blanding's Turtle is May–June, when about 64% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 4,947 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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