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Pseudemys concinna concinna
Large turtle with black and yellow face with a red and black carapace. There were a bunch of these suckers swimming in a huge lake in Outer Banks, N.C. We were feeding them bread, although some big fish would usually swim up and steal the food :) I would love clarification as to the species. River Cooter was my best guess. Could be painted turtle or another sp.? Any turtle experts around here?
Spotted on Dec 24, 2014
Submitted on Dec 24, 2014
8 Comments
Same to you!
Of course :) Enjoy your holidays!
Thanks for your help Ashley ;)
Nope, you're good then. Locations are important! You're correct with P. concinna :)
According to the IUCN Red List, they're found in Northeastern N.C. as well, and that's were i found it: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/18460...
sorry ashley that was my bad. I spotted it in North Carolina, just updated the spotting. Would you still think p. rubriventris?
Close in looks, but P. concinna isn't found in PA :)
anybody a turtle expert? I am definitely unsure if my species ID is correct, as it was just my best guess.