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CTTC - Blanding's Turtle, Emydoidea blandingii by James Harding (1085 words) |
 | Adult males have a plastron that is somewhat indented in the center (concave), while the females have a flatter plastron. |
| Considering the long distance that often must be traversed by the young to reach suitable aquatic habitat, one might conclude that Emydoidea neonates are either extremely resistant to desiccation and temperature fluctuations, or extremely unlikely to survive their first weeks out of the nest. |
| Possibly the latter presumption is closer to the truth, as young Blanding's turtles are rarely encountered in the wild. |
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