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Yellow-bellied slider

Trachemys scripta scripta

Photo by DanielRowson
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Field Notes

Description:

Terrapin found basking in the sun near park lake.

Habitat:

Water body in Alexandra Park, Manchester, UK.

Notes:

Alien species

Species ID Suggestions

Amboina Box Turtle

Cuora amboinensis

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Jolly Ibañez
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Comments (2)
DanielRowson
@Josh Thanks for the genus identification. I will attempt to get a face shot at some point when it's feeling less shy!
JoshMrozowski
I can tell you it's definitely not a box turtle. It looks like a yellow-bellied slider, or at least some Trachemys species. The facial markings are what would give a positive ID. It's defintiely a North American species.

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