The Chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia), is a cold-blooded uncommon freshwater turtle found in the southeast of the United States. It is in the monotypic genus Deirochelys.
The name "Chicken" turtle refers to the taste of their meat, which used to be popular in southern markets.
Read more about Chicken Turtle: Description, Behavior, Lifespan, Range, Habitat, Reproduction, Diet, Conservation Status, Subspecies
Famous quotes containing the words chicken and/or turtle:
“Filling her compact & delicious body
with chicken paprika, she glanced at me
twice.”
—John Berryman (1914–1972)
“My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one,
and come away.
For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;”
—Bible: Hebrew The Song of Solomon (l. II, 10–12)