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Red-Eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

Photo by SargonR
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A baby Red-Eared Slider spotted in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, OK. This little guy's shell was probably less than 6 cm in diameter... I had to sneak up behind some bushes to get its picture without frightening it and causing it to slide into the water.

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Red-eared slider

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BioBlitz! Oklahoma
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Wildlife of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
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Oklahoma and Texas Wildlife

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PublishedAugust 30, 2016

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