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Red-eared Slider Turtle

Trachemys scripta elegans

Photo by gatorfellows
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Field Notes

Description:

A small semiaquatic turtle with a distinctive red mark on its ear.

Habitat:

A small one sunning on a small branch in the neighborhood pond.

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Red-eared slider

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PublishedAugust 22, 2014

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