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Description
Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveSpotted turtle - Clemmys guttata. According to some accounts this is thesmallest of turtles. It is found in brackish and freshwater. It has a lowtolerance for pollution and is thus an indicator species of water quality.
Display Date
1996 October
Location
Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Collection
NERR
Fauna
Keywords
Estuaries
Fauna