Blanding's turtle

Blanding's turtle
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Subfamily:	Emydinae
Genus:	Emydoidea; JE Gray, 1870
Species:	E. blandingii
Binomial name
	Emydoidea blandingii; (Holbrook, 1838)
	The range of Blanding's turtle
Synonyms
	Testudo flava ; Lacépède, 1788 ; (nomen suppressum); Testudo flava ; — Bonaterre, 1789 ; (nomen suppressum); Testudo meleagris ; Shaw, 1793 ; (nomen suppressum); Cistuda blandingii ; Holbrook, 1838 ; (nomen conservandum); Emys blandingii ; — Strauch, 1862; Emydoidea blandingii ; — Gray, 1870; Emys twentei ; Taylor, 1943;

The Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) is a semi-aquatic turtle of the family Emydidae. This species is native to central and eastern parts of Canada and the United States. It is considered to be an endangered species throughout much of its range. The Blanding's turtle is of interest in longevity research, as it shows few or no common signs of aging and is physically active and capable of reproduction into eight or nine decades of life.

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