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Western Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

Description:

Red and yellow marking on face and neck. Green or brown body, brown or black shell

Habitat:

water, sunbathing on a log/rocks

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans Red-eared slider


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1 Comment

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Painted turtles have a different head pattern and their shell looks different. If you zoom in, you can see the red patch on the side of the head which is distinctive for red-eared slider.

daniel.dparsons
Spotted by
daniel.dparsons

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Mar 20, 2015
Submitted on Mar 21, 2015

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