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Florida Chicken Turtle

Deirochelys reticularia chrysea

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Description:

We found this lovely lady chilling in the yard. Her shell is a deep dark green, with a beautiful pattern, shown in the pictures. She has a dark green and yellow color pattern that is striped. Her eyes are also yellow with a black stripe horizontally through the middle. She is about 6 inches from front shell tip to back shell tip.

Habitat:

East coast of Florida

Species ID Suggestions

Florida Chicken Turtle

Deirochelys reticularia chrysea

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Preserve Florida's Water
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedOctober 24, 2013

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