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Red Eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

Photo by alexmdevoy
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Baby--- 2 inches long. Yellow and green skin, still soft shell, little red mark near ear.

Habitat:

Lakes, ponds, streams, and riverbanks.

Notes:

Was very small, tried to escape but I grabbed it just in time.

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Comments (2)
iamcherreymaiya
my pet is already a year old.. from that, it'll grow just as big as your palm in a year :-)
kalpak
This is really really beautiful!!!

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedNovember 20, 2011

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