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Coastal plain cooter

Pseudemys concinna floridana

Photo by mauna Kunzah
Published on Project Noah
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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.

Species ID Suggestions

Coastal plain cooter

Pseudemys floridana

Comments (2)

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!
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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