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Basic information
Deirochelys reticularia
Chicken Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyPond and Box Turtles
GenusChicken Turtles
- Czech name
- Želva síťovaná
- English name
- Chicken Turtle
- Alternative names
- Eastern Chicken Turtle, Florida Chicken Turtle, Langhals-Schmuckschildkröte, Western Chicken Turtle
- Synonyms
- Chrysemys reticulata, Testudo reticularia, Testudo reticulata
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Brackish water, Building, Coastal plain, Forest, Freshwater, Marsh, Mountain, Mountain range, Pond, Riparian wetland, River, River valley, Swamp, Temporary aquatic, Valley, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Clay, Ground, Hide, Mud, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 260 mm
- Body mass
- max 2,232 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 9.9 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 24 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Diurnal
- Diet
- Amphibians, Crustaceans, Fish, Insects, Leaves
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- ~25.5 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–19 individuals
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
- Egg length
- ~35 mm
- Egg width
- ~21 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 34FDC · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4