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Eastern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta picta
18.3719, -66.9113
Field Notes
Description:
Small turtle, around 1 inch in length. Lives with red ear sliders in the same environment. Has orange dots on the sides of its chell as well as bieng orange on the bottom. Like the red ear slider this turtle has coloration behind its eyes but the color is yellow.
Habitat:
Was seen in dense aquatic foilage and roots. Found in a man made lake used for recreational fishing.
Species ID Suggestions
2
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 8, 2013
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