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Description:

This turtle with a 9 inch shell surfaced to watch me feed the fish in the canal behind my backyard in Boca Raton, FL. I have seen red-eared sliders and Florida red-bellied cooters in the canal but this does not appear to be one of those two. He has a lush growth of algae on his shell and his nose seems to have a touch of red if you look closely.

Habitat:

In an inland fresh-water canal in western Boca Raton, FL.

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1 Comment

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 8 years ago

Maybe this is a Peninsula Cooter, Pseudemys peninsularis. http://www.wildherps.com/species/P.penin...

joan6153
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joan6153

Boca Raton, Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 21, 2013
Submitted on Mar 26, 2013

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