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Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

Photo by AshleyT
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32.0589, -95.7288

Field Notes

Description:

The shell is brown and the plastron is yellow with dark blotches. The skin is dark with yellow markings and there is a red "ear" patch.

Habitat:

Found on the road near a pond, turtles in this area commonly dig nests in the road. This girl decided to pick the one road on the property that she won't be able to dig into.

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