Length: 3-4 inches.                                                     

Color: It has an orange or yellow head patch.  The dark carapace, or upper shell, have yellow or reddish centers.

Habitat: Calcareous wetlands such as open sphagnum bogs, wet meadows and wet pastures.

Range: Massachusetts to Georgia.

Where in CT?: Only in the Northwest corner of CT.

Diet: Seeds, berries, insects, slugs, worms, crayfish, frogs, snakes, snails and carrion.

Notes: They are endangered.  During the winter months, bog turtles hibernate underwater in deep areas of bogs in about 6 to 18 inches of mud.