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Coastal plain cooter

Pseudemys concinna floridana

Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Field Notes

Description:

Two Florida cooters found in the grass. Their faces have yellow-green linear markings and shells are smooth. These turtles are herbivorous.

Habitat:

Next to a small freshwater body in the Everglades grasslands.

Reference Links:

Coastal plain cooter - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Coastal plain cooter

Pseudemys floridana

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Roy Arun
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Comments (2)
mauna Kunzah
Roy Arun, I’ve compared the images and my turtles look most similar to the coastal plain cooter. Thank you for the help with the ID!
Roy Arun
It's best possible guess from me....check the link....and see if it match the same species or Peninsula cooter or Florida Redbelly Turtle....

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PublishedMarch 12, 2019

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