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Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

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SanciaMatthyssen
Thank you both! I'll create a separate spotting for the Cooter.
DianePlatcoBrooks
It's funny how they're all headed in the same direction. Nice pic !
NeilDazet
And the other species with only yellow markings is the Texas River Cooter, Pseudemys texana. As sunswimer02 mentioned below, the ones with red markings are the red-eared sliders, Trachemys scripta elegans. You could crop these images and create 2 separate spottings, one for each species, so the Project Noah database and missions have more accurate data. :-)
sunswimer02
Well you have a couple of different species in this pic. The ones with the red on the side of their heads are red-eared sliders.

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Vanishing Pond Life of Texas
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Central Texas Biodiversity Survey
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Oklahoma and Texas Wildlife
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PublishedMarch 17, 2013

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