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Wildlife of Virginia Beach

The Virginia Beach is home to many non-aquatic, aquatic, and semi-aquatic species. Here is a guide to them all.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle 1
Caretta caretta
Snapping Turtle 2
Chelydra serpentina
Eastern Musk Turtle 3
Sternotherus odoratus
Eastern Mud Turtle 4
Kinosternon subrubrum
Striped Mud Turtle 5
Kinosternon baurii
Painted Turtle 6
Chrysemys picta
Common Slider 7
Trachemys scripta
Common Box Turtle 8
Terrapene carolina
Northern Red-bellied Cooter 9
Pseudemys rubriventris
River Cooter 10
Pseudemys concinna
Diamondback Terrapin 11
Malaclemys terrapin
Afghan Tortoise 12
Testudo horsfieldii
Spotted Turtle 13
Clemmys guttata

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