Turtles

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

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