Spotting beautiful spotted turtles on the Ga. coast
Southeastern Georgia is renowned for its impressive diversity of native turtles —from venerable landlubbers like box turtles and gopher tortoises to our varied freshwater types like stinkpots and snappers, softshells and cooters, a large number of different species inhabit our area. Hands-down one of the most beautiful and engagingly-patterned species in Georgia is the aptly named spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata). A diminutive, bluish-black turtle, spotted turtles have small, yellowish spots on the upper shell (carapace) and orange/yellow spots on the head. Their spots and speckles appear to have applied by an artist. The smooth shells of adult spotted turtles are just 3.5–4.5 inches long, fitting comfortably into the palm of one’s hand. I have come to think of these docile little turtles as the reptilian version of a soothing stone. Read more about wildlife, click the link…
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Photo from Dirk Stevenson.
