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River Cooter and American Alligator

Pseudemys concinna, Alligator mississippiensis

Description:

The River Cooter is a fairly large pond turtle with a dark shell the is mottled underneath. The skin is black with some yellow lines. The American Alligator is covered in scutes (bony plates) that vary in brown-gray shades.

Habitat:

Found basking together on a log in a small pond.

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AshleyT
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AshleyT

Texas, USA

Spotted on Jun 1, 2013
Submitted on Jun 4, 2013

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