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Midland painted turtle

Chrysemys picta marginata

Photo by ChristineNeal
Published on Project Noah
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45.8087, -77.281

Field Notes

Habitat:

Slow moving, weedy waters

Notes:

This little guy just showed up in our driveway one day.

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Comments (2)
ChristineNeal
Actually relatively far, hoping she didn't take a wrong turn.
ScottRasmussen
Probably a little lady looking for a place to lay her eggs. How far is your house from water?
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PublishedJuly 19, 2011

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