Missouri Deirochelys (Chicken Turtles)
- Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) - Western Chicken Turtle
Native Status
Deirochelys (Chicken Turtles) is native to Missouri.
Linnaean Classification
- Kingdom:
- Animalia - Animals
- Phylum:
- Chordata - Chordates
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata - Vertebrates
- Class:
- Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
- Order:
- Testudines Linnaeus, 1758 - Turtles
- Family:
- Emydidae Gray, 1825 - Box and Basking Turtles
- Genus:
- Deirochelys Agassiz, 1857 - Chicken Turtles
Recent Taxonomic Synonyms
(none)