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Eastern Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta picta

Photo by empidonax
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

On a tussock in Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, which is a freshwater marsh.

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Comments (3)
Maria dB
Thanks for adding that information! It would be great if you could do that on your other spottings, too, as it makes the spottings more interesting for viewers. It's nice how the turtles' reflections are in the photo.
empidonax
I added a bit, but I'm not sure if you're looking for something more specific.
Maria dB
Nice one! Could you please tell us where you saw it in the habitat box of the spotting? Thanks!

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Freshwater Wetland Wildlife and Vegetation - Northeastern US
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New Jersey Flora and Fauna
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Reptiles of the East U.S.
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PublishedApril 5, 2014

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