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Turtles

Photo by ogotija78
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Field Notes

Description:

They just were on rocks doing not that much but just sitting there.

Habitat:

In a pond with trees growing in it and lots of lilli pads and the pond was filled with frogs and fish

Notes:

It was gray and was not shy but they didn't do that much only sitting on a rock.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
sethiar79
Yo James it's me Arjun u don't know how I commented!!!
AshleyT
I moved this to reptiles for you. Also, these aren't box turtles. They are a type of pond turtle, probably a Red-eared Slider or Painted Turtle, but there is not much ID potential from this photo.

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PublishedSeptember 16, 2013

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