SURVEY OF FRESHWATER TURTLES IN SALMON BROOK, NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA.
New Hampshire is home to eight native species of freshwater turtles, including one introduced species, Trachemys scripta elegans (Red Eared Slider). Literature on freshwater turtle populations and ranges throughout New England is not as complete as in other parts of the United States. Here, we provi...
| Publicado en: | InSight: Rivier Academic Journal Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 1 - 3 |
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