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Eastern Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta picta

Photo by ChrisSpada
Published on Project Noah
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Chrysemys picta SCHNEIDER 1783, Painted turtle

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Comments (2)
ThePalGuy
That there my friend is a young male Painted Turtle. The long front claws distinguish it from a female which have shorter front claws.
MitchRay
Whichever Painted Turtle you have there.
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PublishedMay 13, 2011

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