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Midland Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta marginata

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45.4092, -75.5474

Field Notes

Description:

Olive to black carapace with red or dark orange markings on the marginal scutes, as well as red & yellow stripes on the head & neck. This female was laying her eggs.

Habitat:

Sandy embankment along a road.

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Turtle Crisis - Ontario
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PublishedJune 10, 2013

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