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Painted turtle

Chrysemys picta

Photo by MrJohn
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Painted turtle

Chrysemys picta
jessa.lytle
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NeilDazet
Cool turtle spotting. Maybe this one was a female out of the water laying eggs somewhere? Painted turtles usually deposit their eggs between Mid-March and July here in Missouri.

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