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Taxonomy:
The Bog Turtle has no recognized subspecies (Iverson et al. 2012).
Distribution:
In Tennessee, Bog Turtles are
only known from a few sites in Johnson County.
Museum Records
by Counties:
Johnson—NCSM 28698, 29117, 29443.
Literature
Sources by Counties:
Johnson—Herman
and Warner (1986), Tryon (1988).
Questionable
and/or Erroneous Records:
None.
Conservation Status: Tennessee populations of
Glyptemys muhlenbergii are considered Threatened by the Tennessee
Wildlife Resources Commission (Proclamation 00-15, Endangered and Threatened
Species) and are given a state ranking of S1 (very rare and imperiled within
the state, six to twenty occurrences, or few remaining individuals, or
because of some factor(s) making it vulnerable to extinction) by the
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Natural
Heritage (Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation 2016).
Posted: 14 July 2008
Latest Revision: 28 August 2017
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