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Eastern Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta picta

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Field Notes

Description:

A naturalist at Huntley Meadows Park told me painted turtles can be identified by the yellow marks on the sides of the turtle's head (she referred to them as "headlights"). Photo 1 of 2 is a copy of the original photograph, cropped to highlight the turtle; Photo 2 of 2 is the original photograph.

Habitat:

Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley/

Notes:

Copyright © 2011 Walter Sanford. All rights reserved. www.wsanford.com

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