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painted turtle

Chrysemys picta

Photo by David
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Field Notes

Description:

This large adult had bright orange-red markings along the underside of the edge of the shell.

Habitat:

A small duck pond on a farm in Wiscasset, Maine.

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Comments (1)
MitchRay
I love these guys! They're much harder to find down south
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PublishedApril 26, 2011

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