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Texas River Cooter

Psuedemys texana

Photo by KathrynWhite
Published on Project Noah
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29.9906, -95.6458

Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized about a foot long. Crawled high up concrete ditch to bask away from other similar turtles.

Habitat:

Little cypress creek near drainage bayou by sewage treatment plant.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
MitchRay
It's definitely a cooter, genus Pseudemys. I believe you have the Texas River Cooter, Psuedemys texana there.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity

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PublishedJune 3, 2011

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