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Chicken Turtle

Deirochelys reticularia reticularia

Photo by marcus.durr
Published on Project Noah
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33.73, -84.602

Field Notes

Description:

Chicken Turtle

Habitat:

Tributary Subdivision

Notes:

Chicken Turtle

Species ID Suggestions

Chicken Turtle

Deirochelys reticularia retucularia

Reference Link
bandhturtlesite
2

River Cooter

Pseudemys concinna

Reference Link
NeilDazet
3

Comments (4)
swain14
Why is it called a chicken turtle
NeilDazet
This one is actually a young River cooter, Pseudemys concinna. See 2nd picture on the SREL page - link provided on my Suggested ID.
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PublishedApril 19, 2012

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