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Alabama Red-Belly Turtle
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Alabama Red-Belly Turtle
Why I chose this organism
- I like turtles and i do not want them to go extinct
Native to Alabama
Efforts to help!
- As of June 2009 the turtle has been seen in the central part of Alabama, in the Elmore county region.
- Alabama DOT has created a fence that will keep the endangered Alabama red-belly turtles off the roads.
- The agencies involved were comended for their involvement, especially the Alabama Department of Transportation for preventing the specvies from going extinct.
Red-Bellied Turtle
- Scientific name: Pseudemys alabamenis
- Other names: Red belly, cooter, slider
How many are left?
Websites:
- There are 80 species world wide and 13 species in Alabama
- http://www.outdooralabama.com/alabama-red-bellied-turtle
- http://www.savetheredbelly.org/
- http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/symbol/alabama/state-reptile/alabama-red-bellied-turtle
- http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/wrcp/wildnotes/fall09/red-bellied1-fall09.html
Description
- About one foot in length. Females are slightly larger; upper shell length reaching 15 inches.
- color may be greenish to dark brown or black with yellowish, orangish, or reddish vertical markings along the sides.
- The under shell can be pale yellow to red; Colors or markings are usually more vibrant in younger turtles.
- The head, neck, and legs are marked with yellow striping.
- Males have elongated claws.
Cause of Endangerment
- One cause may be when females lay their eggs in a specific area near the highway, many of the females and their hatchlings are killed by nearby cars.
- From 2001-2006 it was reported that 444 Alabama red-belly turtles were kiled on the highway, of these, 101 were females with eggs.
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