Great Plains Natural Science Society

 

The Prairie Naturalist

Date of this Version

12-2006

Document Type

Article

Citation

The Prairie Naturalist (December 2006) 38(4): 213-222

Comments

United States government work

Abstract

During 2002 and 2003, morphometric measurements were recorded for 755 turtles representing six species in South Dakota. Turtles were captured in a wide variety of wetland habitats across the entire state. With few exceptions, morphometric measurements for South Dakota were near or within the range of measurements reported for all six species from studies in nearby states or provinces. We recommend that morphometric measurements be taken on turtles in future turtle studies and particularly for the less common and rare species.

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