bandhturtlesite

It is some kind of slider from Central America. Perhaps Trachemys Emoli or Venusta

You have this turtle listed as Cryptodira Pleurodira. These are two different suborders of turtles. Cryptodira would be turtles that can retract their head and neck back into their shells and Pleurodira would be side-necked turtles. This species of turtle shown would be in the suborder of Cryptodira.

That's a great looking juvenile Western Painted Turtle.

That is a good looking male Midland Painted Turtle

If it were a copperhead I would not have killed it. I would have done the same thing I did with the water snake. The main concern at the time that I was told about the snake was that a small child may be bitten by a venomous snake. If that were to happen a small child would be of much greater risk of death. It was found on the concrete at the edge of a shallow water area where many small children play. I am all for everything and everyone staying alive and as a veteran Boy Scout of America I am all about preserving ecosystems.

The one in the back left is a map turtle although I am not sure if its a common map or a false map turtle.

It is a Box Turtle with a damaged shell, in the front part by its head.

This is not a Yellow Bellied Slider, the markings on the head are not wide enough and you can see the red markings on the shell. I believe this is a Northern Red Bellied Cooter (Pseudemys rubriventris).

I would say that it is most likely belongs to the subspecies of the Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) based on the location of the spotting.

You should add this to the Midwest Reptile Study Mission. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9599...