NPSpecies

Connery et al. (1998): Reported this species during searches of watersheds within the park during 1997.

Hunter et al. (1999) Native to eastern North America and Maine, found throughout Maine except for the northwestern highlands.

Coman (1987) unquestionably the most common turtle on MDI, present in large numbers and can be found in salt marshes, tidal creeks, ponds, lakes, streams, and bogs.

Park Species Detail: Connery et al. (1998): Reported this species during searches of watersheds within the park during 1997. Rhodin (1993) 32 individuals were captured and marked on MDI during the summers of 1991 and 1992; some were marked and released within park boundaries. Rhodin (1992) 16 individuals were captured and marked on MDI during the summer of 1991; not sure if these were within the park. Coman (1987) unquestionably the most common turtle on MDI, present in large numbers and can be found in salt marshes, tidal creeks, ponds, lakes, streams, and bogs. Coman (1981): commonest turtle on MDI; present in all ponds, lakes, creeks, and marshes on MDI. Zabinski and Olday (1975): Present in The Tarn. Manville (1939) the most abundant turtle on Mount Desert Island; specimens from a garden in Salisbury Cove, on the Kebo Mountain golf course, and in the Muck Swamp. Manville (1938): 20 eggs dug up from the sand near The Tarn, these hatched on about 25 September 1937 (REPT-24; Vernon Lunt, CCC Foreman). 5 observations also listed for MDI., Park Species Data Source: Connery et al. (1998); Rhodin (1993); Zabinski and Olday (1975); Manville (1938);