Missouri Animals Blanding's turtle   (Emydoidea blandingii) Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Testudines: (Turtles) Native North American turtle Habitat: marshes, sloughs, ponds. Diet: crayfish, insect larvae, frogs. ID Features: black body with scattered spots on a high-domed shell. Natural History: The Blanding's turtle is a medium sized turtle that reaches 7 in length. It is semi-aquatic and spends considerable times basking on logs and foraging in the shallows..

The graphics and text are from: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri by Tom R. Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1992