help me ID a turtle!

Yesterday we saw a turtle on the side of the road (alive.) It looked like a box turtle but had a shell like a snapper; keeled in the back with pretty sharp scales. it was a male; had a concave belly. Any idea what it could be? I am in western NY.

From your breif description sounds like a sounds like maybe a Wood Turtle (Clemmys insculpta) ?

Here is a pic of the Wood Turtle on this site:

http://www.herpnet.net/Iowa-Herpetol...od_turtle.html

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Originally Posted by RobertCoombs

From your breif description sounds like a sounds like maybe a Wood Turtle (Clemmys insculpta) ?

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I agree with Robert. It sounds by your description to be a Wood.
Rusty

Thanks everyone. We have ID-ed him as a wood turtle. :)
Nice to see something around here, other than the ubiquitous snappers.

Glad to hear it was a wood. Snappers do seem to be a "hot item" in some places.
Let us know if you see anything else in your area.
Rusty

yeah wood turtle never heard of them lol might have to look it up