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Yellow Bellied Slider

Trachemys scripta scripta

Photo by ceherzog
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Field Notes

Description:

I assume it's the Eastern Painted Turtle, right?

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow Bellied Slider

Trachemys scripta scripta
bandhturtlesite
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Comments (6)
NeilDazet
This spotting could be included in my Turtles of the Southeast U.S. mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/10588529
ceherzog
Thanks for the ID...don't know why I forgot to edit it!
bandhturtlesite
This is not a painted turtle, the markings on the head and neck are not correct for painted turtles. It is a Yellow Bellied Slider.

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Turtles of the Southeast U.S.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2011

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