Painted Turtles - Chrysemys picta

There was an abundance of turtles in this pond.

Habitat: Large pond situated between a forest and meadow

comments (4)

Patomarazul

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So nice! Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks -- they seemed content. Posted 3 years ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

Crowd of critters Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Yes. I hope they share the rock with the turtles left in the water, though. It seemed quite competitive to get a spot on the coveted rock. Posted 3 years ago

The Painted turtle

The painted turtle is the most widespread native turtle of North America. It lives in slow-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The turtle is the only species of the genus "Chrysemys", which is part of the pond turtle family Emydidae. Fossils show that the painted turtle existed 15 million years ago.

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Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises

Species identified by Christine Young