Spotting

Description:

I think this was a female laying eggs. Otherwise, I'm not sure why she would have ventured 15 feet out of the water, not to mention let me take her picture.

Habitat:

Pond

Notes:

Pseudemys concinna concinna?

2 Species ID Suggestions

CariRitzenthaler 11 years ago

Alabama red-bellied turtle

Pseudemys alabamensis File:Alabama red-bellied turtle US FWS cropped.jpg

Alec 11 years ago

Eastern river cooter

Pseudemys concinna Pseudemys concinna - River cooter -- Discover Life

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Spotted by
Daniel McNair

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA

Spotted on Dec 9, 2012
Submitted on Dec 9, 2012