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Red-eared slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

Photo by auntnance123
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28.4769, -80.7886

Field Notes

Description:

10? inches long

Habitat:

spotted in pond in county park

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Red-eared slider

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Comments (4)
auntnance123
I thought so too, Atul. When I first saw it I thought it was a Florida cooter. But when I zoomed in I thought, "Man, that's the biggest one I think I've seen."
Atul
thats a huge one!

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Turtles of the Southeast U.S.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2011

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