Wildlife Habitat
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Eastern Foxsnake
Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR, Rori Paloski Family: Colubridae (Non-venomous snakes) Status: Common Size: 36-56 inches
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Northern Ring-necked Snake
Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR, Rori Paloski Family: Colubridae (Non-venomous snakes) Status: Common Size: 10-15 inches This snake is similar to the prairie ringneck in size and upper appearance but has a solid light yellow belly with no markings.…
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Common Five-lined Skink
Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR, Rori Paloski Family: Scincidae (Skinks) Status: Common Size: 5 to 8 in. with tail
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Spiny Softshell
Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR, Robert Hay Family: Trionychidae (Softshell turtles) Status: Common Size: carapace: fem. 7 - 18 in., m. 5 - 9.5 in. The spiny softshell can be distinguished from the smooth softshell by the presence of two yellow, black…
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Eastern Musk Turtle
Photo Credit: Paul Skawinski Family: Kinosternidae (Musk and Mud turtles) Status: Common Size: carapace 3.5 to 5.5 inches
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Ouachita Map Turtle
Photo Credit: A.B. Sheldon Family: Emydidae (Box and water turtles) Status: Common Size: carapace: fem. 5.5 to 10 in., m. 3.5 to 6.25 in.
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False Map Turtle
Photo Credit: A.B. Sheldon Family: Emydidae (Box and water turtles) Status: Common Size: carapace: femal 5.5 - 10.75 in., m. 3.5 - 5.75 in.
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Northern Map Turtle
Photo Credit: A.B. Sheldon Family: Emydidae (Box and water turtles) Status: Common Size: carapace: females 6.5 to 10.5 inches, males 4 to 6.25 inches
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Painted Turtle
Photo Credit: A.B. Sheldon Family: Emydidae (Box and water turtles) Status: Common Size: carapace 4 to 8 inches Wisconsin has two subspecies of painted turtles that intergrade throughout much of the state. The western subspecies are typically…
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Snapping Turtle
Photo Credit: A.B. Sheldon Family: Chelydridae (Snapping turtles) Status: Common Size: carapace 8 to 16 inches