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Midland painted turtle

Chrysemys picta marginata

1 Species ID Suggestions

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago
Painted turtle
Chrysemys picta Painted turtle


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5 Comments

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

Hi there. I've gone ahead and have updated the common and scientific names for you. :-)

daveberger61
daveberger61 11 years ago

Thanks all for input. Just started project Noah and wanted to test it out
Found this one trying to cross a hi-way by us to get to the lake.

bandhturtlesite
bandhturtlesite 11 years ago

I would say that it is most likely belongs to the subspecies of the Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) based on the location of the spotting.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Hi Dave, I have moved this to reptiles for you. If you are adding spottings from the mobile app you can drag the category bar to reveal more categories.

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 11 years ago

Could you change the species group to reptile? Also if you have a picture of the lower carapace and of the side of the head, it would be easier to ID. I suspect a painted turtle

daveberger61
Spotted by
daveberger61

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Spotted on Jul 4, 2012
Submitted on Jul 4, 2012

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