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Bog Turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii (Schoepff, 1801) |
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Family: Box Turtles and Pond Turtles (Emydidae)
State Protection: Endangered 
A native species in imminent danger of extirpation or extinction in New York (includes any species listed as federally Endangered by the United States). It is illegal to take, import, transport, possess, or sell an animal listed as Endangered, or its par Federal Protection: Threatened
Listed as Threatened in the United States by the US Department of Interior. State Rarity Rank: S2
A State Rarity Rank of S2 means: Typically 6 to 20 occurrences, few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or factors demonstrably make it very vulnerable in New York State. Global Rarity Rank: G3
A Global Rarity Rank of G3 means: Either rare and local throughout its range (21 to 100 occurrences), or found locally (even abundantly at some of its locations) in a restricted range (e.g. a physiographic region), or vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors. Did you know? The bog turtle is one of the smallest turtles in North America. Bog turtles in the northern part of the range are generally less than 100 millimeters (4 inches) in length, while turtles father south reach sizes of up to 115 millimeters (4.5 inches) (USFWS 2001). |
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| State Ranking Justification | [-] |
While more than 20 extant populations are currently known in New York, significant threats to these populations exist. Many of the populations are comprised of few individuals and the habitats that support them are often small in size. While additional bog turtle sites will probably be discovered, some of these may be determined to be part of existing metapopulations and most new sites are expected to have at least some threats.
| Short-term Trends | [-] |
Survey efforts have recently been aimed at marking individual turtles at multiple sites to obtain population data and it is too early to determine short-term trends. The best populations are likely to contain fewer than 100 individuals and most are likely to have far fewer individuals. Twelve populations have between 10 and 92 individuals documented from them and it is probable that an unknown number of additional turtles are also present. Far fewer individuals are known from the remaining 73 populations. Four populations are known to be extirpated and it is likely that many of the populations with records from the 1970s or earlier are extirpated as well.
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New York Natural Heritage Program. 2013. Online Conservation Guide for Glyptemys muhlenbergii. Available from: http://www.acris.nynhp.org/guide.php?id=7507. Accessed May 24th, 2013. 
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