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Red-bellied Cooter

Pseudemys nelsoni

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Description:

This turtle was near the docks at Holly Bluff Marina. It seemed to be trying to bite a spatterdock seedpod, but the pod kept bobbing away.
I couldn't see it's shell clearly because it was covered by algae.

Habitat:

Edge of river where spatterdock and other water plants were growing.

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Florida red-bellied cooter

Species ID Suggestions

Suwanee Cooter

Pseudemys suwanniensis

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Comments (1)
HemaShah
could be a yellow bellied cooter or peninsular cooter?

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PublishedJune 4, 2014

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