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Last updated on October 1, 2020
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Painted Turtle

Factsheet: Painted Turtle (PDF)

Pacific Coast Population

Scientific name: Chrysemys picta pop. 1

Species code: R-CHPI-01

Status rank: Red (B.C.), Endangered (Canada)

Regions in B.C.: Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland

Intermountain / Rocky Mountain Population

Scientific name: Chrysemys picta pop. 2

Species code: R-CHPI-02

Status rank: Blue (B.C.), Special Concern (Canada)

Regions in B.C.: Thompson, Kootenay, Cariboo, Okanagan

 

Slider

Factsheet: Slider (PDF)

Scientific name: Trachemys scripta

Species code: R-TRSC

Status rank: Exotic (B.C.)

Regions in B.C.: Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland, Okanagan

 

These standardized codes are used to abbreviate the scientific name of each animal. Four letters represent the species and one letter is used to indicate the group. For example, Great Basin Spadefoot is A-SPIN.

Contact information

Contact B.C. Frogwatch for more information.

Fax
250 356-9145
Email
bcfrogwatch@victoria1.gov.bc.ca