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Painted Turtle

Photo by Nibbly
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Field Notes

Description:

Turtles with flattened, smooth shells, unsure of coloring

Habitat:

Lakes, ponds, rivers

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
KarenSaxton
I agree on painted turtles, but a better photo is needed :)
Aaron_G
I can't see enough detail to help with ID, but the category should be changed from Amphibians to Reptiles. Thanks! :-)
Laura Craver-Rogers
From this picture it us a little hard to tell markings, but I would say painted turtles, some people call them sun turtles too

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PublishedMay 17, 2013

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