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Wood turtle

Glyptemys insculpta

Photo by CodyBoyer
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Glyptemys insculpta
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Wood turtle

Glyptemys insculpta
CodyBoyer
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Comments (3)
NeilDazet
Nice spot Cody! I haven't seen too many wood turtles on Project Noah. Turtles are one of my favorite types of creatures to photograph.
CodyBoyer
Thanks! This fellow was right in my nearby city park, right next to a flowing river, which is quite apt for this species.
moralcoral
Hey thats really interesting when i looked at it i thought it was a tortoise, but after looking it up i see it is a turtle native to north america! really cool its a threatened species so nice that you got a photo!

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