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Turtle

Trachemys scripta elegans

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Habitat:

Native to the southern United States. Fresh water, clear with current. Mostly aquatic, only leaving the water to bask in the sun and lay eggs.

Notes:

Spotting found basking on the sun.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bandhturtlesite
bandhturtlesite 12 years ago
Yellow Bellied Slider
Trachemys scripta scripta


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10 Comments

bandhturtlesite
bandhturtlesite 12 years ago

They are both male, you can tell by their long front claws.

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Fantástico

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 12 years ago

Nice spotting, love the difference in the shell colors. Male and female?

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Lovely picture,

misako
misako 12 years ago

beautiful photos!

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Nice shots!

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Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Moved to the category Reptiles :-)

Frank Weaver
Frank Weaver 12 years ago

Thank you for the support! I think this was the best spotting of today's trip.

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Hema Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

lovely pictures!!

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KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Very nice!

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Frank Weaver
Spotted by
Frank Weaver

Sanford, Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 21, 2012
Submitted on Mar 21, 2012

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