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Chrysemys picta
painted turtle
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		painted turtle
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Testudines, Suborder Cryptodira, Family Emydidae, Genus Chrysemys, Species Chrysemys picta


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NY: S5; PA: S5
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Glacier National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Missouri National Recreational River	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	7/11/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 11:14:53 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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