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Terrapin; Tortuga

Description:

This one was buried in the mud of a freshwater irrigation channel in the marshes. It looks like a cross between a Spanish Terrapin and a Florida Turtle, which is an introduced species here, but has no red ear stripe. The shell is about 20cm long and 15cm wide.

Habitat:

Coastal marshes

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Puçol, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on May 2, 2013
Submitted on Jun 30, 2013

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