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Yellow bellied slider

Trachemys scripta scripta

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Field Notes

Description:

10 inches long (approximately), so probably a female. Carapace is brown underneath the algae. Olive green skin with yellow stripes.

Habitat:

Ponds, marshes, seasonal wetlands.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
AshleyT
Moved to reptiles as turtles are not amphibians.

Spotted for Missions

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Wildlife of Georgia
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Reptiles & Amphibians of the SE
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Turtles of the Southeast U.S.
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Reptiles and Amphibians of Georgia

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PublishedJuly 14, 2014

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