DFW HERPS |
Deirochelys reticularia |
Chicken Turtle |
CHICKEN TURTLE Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille, 1801) STATUS: Uncommon DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, Tarrant, and Wise. HABITAT: Trinity River Bottoms SUBSPECIES: Western Chicken Turtle (D. r. miaria Schwartz, 1956) |