M1, Female   586 gr.  1/5/08
M2,  Male, 410 grams,  found 9/29/08,  Killed while crossing the road in 2009
M3, Male   517 grams,  found 4/24/09
M5, Male   345 gr.,  found 6/11/09   transient
M6, Female   509 gr.  found  6/12/09
M7, Male   470 gr.  found 6/12/09
M8, Male   445 gr.  found  8/8/09   DEAD in hibernation 2019
M10, Male   555 gr.   found 9/12/09
M11, Female   475 gr.  found  9/16/09
M12, Male   473 gr.   found 10/9/09
M13, Male   508 gr.  found  5/15/10
M14, Male   390 gr.   found 6/29/10   Killed by tracter and mower in 2017
M15, Male   522 gr.    found 5/15/11   Killed 7/6/19 while crossing the road
M16, Male, 375 gr,   found 5/31/11   Dead in 2016 of natural causes
M17, Male   430 gr.,   found 7/8/11   transient  



M18, Male   606 gr. found  9/9/11
M19, Male   434 gr.   found 10/10/11   Killed crossing road 9/12/18
Turtle Catalog
In this study area, no turtles are being permanently file marked.  Instead, individuals are cataloged using photographs.  Natural carapace markings are easily distinguished from turtle to turtle, and better yet, plastron markings are even more distinct.  Click here to see a chart of weights and measurments of each turtle.
M4, Female,  686 gr.,  found 6/3/09,  Killed by small mammal attack in 2020
Killed while crossing the road in 2006 within the study area
M21, Male   426 gr.  found 5/26/12
M22, Female   470 gr.  found 6/19/12
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M30, Male  486 gr.   found 7/19/14
M32, Male  425 gr.  found  9/25/14
M33, Male
M34, Male  160 gr.  found 5/27/15
M35  35.5 gr.   found 6/19/15
M37, Male, 435 gr.  found 7/28/15   Killed while crossing road in 2015
M43, Female   455 grams  found 8/28/16
M39, Female, 430gr.   found 5/5/16  Dead in form of unknown cause 2016
M40, Female   435 grams   found 6/12/16
M44, Female 480 grams  found 9/9/16
M47, Female 390 grams   found 10/2/16
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M54, Male 420 grams
Found while crossing the road in 2006 within the study area and moved off the road, never yet refound.
M56,  Male,  479 grams
M61, Male,  385 grams
M63 Female 424 grams
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M71 Male,   442 grams
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
M9, Female,  433 gr.   found 8/8/09   Killed while crossing the road in 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
M20, Male   375 gr.  found 5/1/12
 
M23, Female   420 gr.  found 6/28/12
M24, Female   415 gr.   found 9/22/12
 
M25, Female 435 gr.   9/28/12  Killed by tracter and mower in 2017
 
M26, Male   430 gr.   found 6/5/14
 
M27, Male   541 grams  found 6/8/14
M28, Juvenile
 
M29, Male  396 gr.  found 7/13/14
 
M31, Male  330 gr.   found 7/30/14  Transient
 
M36, Female,  395 gr.  Killed while crossing road in 2015
 
M38, Female   521 gr.  found 9/19/15
 
 
M41, Female   460 grams, DEAD in hibernation 2023
 
M42, Female 510 grams, found 8/24/16
 
 
 
M45, Male 425 grams  found 9/11/16
 
M46, Male 430 grams   found 10/2/16
 
 
M48, Male 480 grams   found 6/20/17
 
M49, Female 515 grams  found 7/18/17
 
M50, Male 370 grams   found 8/3/17
 
M51, Male, 520 grams,  found 8/8/17    Killed while crossing the road in 2019
 
M52, Male 430 grams
 
M53, Female 585 grams
 
M55,  Male, 220 grams
 
 
M57, Female,  455 grams
 
M58, Male,  505 grams
 
M59, Male,  329 grams
 
M60, Male,  429 grams
 
 
M62, Male,     found 10/7/18   DEAD, 400 grams
 
 
M64 Male, 382 grams    dead in hibernation 2025
 
M65 Male, 395 grams, DEAD attacked by small mammals
 
M66 Male,  495 grams, transient
M67 Male,  431 grams, Dead on road
 
M68 Male,  350 grams
 
M69 Female,  479 grams
 
M70 Male,   507 grams,  DEAD from vehicle 2023
 
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M72 Male,   430 grams
M73 Male,   490 grams
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M74 Female,  450 grams
M75 Male,  335 grams
M76 Male,  522 grams
M77 Male,  123 grams
M78 Male,  379 grams