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Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

Habitat:

Along the Suwanee Creek Greenway, GA

1 Species ID Suggestions

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 11 years ago
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta Painted turtle


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3 Comments

DianneFrost
DianneFrost 11 years ago

Thanks for the correction :-)

bandhturtlesite
bandhturtlesite 11 years ago

You are right Neil. The red markings certify that it is a Painted Turtle, maybe an eastern painted.

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 11 years ago

The yellow head markings and the red striping on the neck and tail led me to the Painted Turtle ID suggestion.

DianneFrost
Spotted by
DianneFrost

Suwanee, Georgia, USA

Spotted on Apr 28, 2012
Submitted on May 1, 2012

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