. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 130 Illinois Natlrai. History Survey Bulletin Vol. 28, Art. 1. Fig. 117.—An adult Clcmmys guttata from Cook County, Illinois. The groundcolor is black; the spots are yellow. Habits.—Almost nothing is known of the habits of the spotted turtle in Illinois. In northern Indiana this species is thoroughly aquatic, inhabiting bogs. Carr (1952), sum- marizing published information on eastern specimens of the spotted turtle, noted that the female lays one to four elliptical eggs in June. The eggs, averaging 30 X mm., hatch in late September. In nature
. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 130 Illinois Natlrai. History Survey Bulletin Vol. 28, Art. 1. Fig. 117.—An adult Clcmmys guttata from Cook County, Illinois. The groundcolor is black; the spots are yellow. Habits.—Almost nothing is known of the habits of the spotted turtle in Illinois. In northern Indiana this species is thoroughly aquatic, inhabiting bogs. Carr (1952), sum- marizing published information on eastern specimens of the spotted turtle, noted that the female lays one to four elliptical eggs in June. The eggs, averaging 30 X mm., hatch in late September. In nature the spe- cies is probably carnivorous, but it takes plant material on occasion. Illinois Distribution.—This eastern tur- tle was suspected by H. Garman (1892) of occurring in Illinois, but the first specimen was not discovered in the state until 1927. In addition to records examined and plotted, fig. 118, is a published record for Romeo- viUe, Will County (Necker 1939f), inad- vertently omitted from the map. The only area in the state where this rare species occurs is rapidly becoming entirely urban. Emydoidea Gray One monotypic species of Emydoidea oc- curs in the New World. For many years the North American species was placed in the Holarctic genus Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illinois. Natural History Survey Division. Urbana, State of Illinois, Dept. of Registration and Education, Natural History Survey Division
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