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Western Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

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Field Notes

Description:

This painted turtle is about 8 inches long with a top shell that is dark and smooth without a ridge. Its skin is olive to black with orange red & yellow stripes & yellow stripes on its extremities.

Habitat:

Spotted near South Tamarac Lake.

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Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
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PublishedJune 8, 2021

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