Emys pulchella; Print; The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is a species of turtle endemic to North America. It is in the genus Glyptemys; a genus which contains only one other species of turtle: the bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii ). The wood turtle reaches a straight carapace length of 14 to 20 centimeters (5.5 to 7.9 in); its defining characteristic being the pyramidal shape of the scutes on its upper shell. Morphologically; it is similar to the bog turtle; spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata); and Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii). The wood turtle exists in a broad geographic range extending from Nova Scotia in the north (and east) to Minnesota in the west and Virginia in the south. In the past; it was forced south by encroaching glaciers: skeletal remains have been found as far south as Georgia.; 1700-1880