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Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Green and yellow skin with a red ear patch, and the shell is brown. This guy is just a hatchling, was even still a little squishy.

Habitat:

Caught in a pond in an oak forest. Found about 6 this size, then also caught 2 adults.

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Red-eared slider

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Comments (5)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Wow,only in last photo i realize how tiny she is,so cute ashley:-) Very cool,congrats and thanks for sharing
hernandezwolf99
That reminds me of a turtle I had his name was tiny Tim. But I released him for he can be free with all the other red eared sliders.

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PublishedApril 10, 2014

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