Wood turtle

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phylum Chordata The wood turtle is a turtle endemic to North America. It is in the genus Glyptemys, a designation given to only one other turtle: the bog turtle. The wood turtle reaches a carapace length of 14 to 20 centimeters (5.5 to 7.9 in), its defining characteristic being the pyramidal pattern on its upper shell.

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clade Anapsida
order Testudines
family Emydidae
genus Glyptemys
species G. insculpta