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Chicken Turtle

Deirochelys reticularia

Description:

An uncommon water turtle found in the southeastern US

Habitat:

Freshwater Lakes, ponds, rivers and canals

Notes:

Found this guy crossing a 4 lane highway, stopped to give him a hand.

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2 Comments

JessieWilliams
JessieWilliams 10 years ago

I thought so too!!! One of the prettiest turtles I've ever seen.

jamiewgoodspeed
jamiewgoodspeed 10 years ago

the shell pattern is amazing!

JessieWilliams
Spotted by
JessieWilliams

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 6, 2013
Submitted on Jun 6, 2013

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