The Environmental Institute of Houston at University of Houston-Clear Lake is currently performing research on the population status and habitat associations of the Western Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia miaria) across its Texas range. This study is supported by the Office of the Comptroller of Texas. In order to help researchers better understand where and when this elusive species occurs, please participate in this survey by providing your personal accounts of Western Chicken Turtle sightings.
The Environmental Institute of Houston at the University of Houston-Clear Lake is pleased to report that we have had multiple observations of Western Chicken Turtles via our citizen-science based online reporting tool. If you or anyone you know has seen a Western Chicken Turtle in Texas, please provide a report. The reporting tool also has an option to upload photos, which greatly help us to verify reports.
For access to the reporting tool, please visit https://arcg.is/11yWyn.
If you have additional questions please contact gordon@uhcl.edu or 281-283-3947.