Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta

"Excuse me, sir, you have a stick stuck to your chin."

Habitat: Sitting on a log in a bog. Thankfully, there was no fog.

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

And how both "lose tiles" around the shoulders? Posted 2 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Shoulder pads to make it appear more muscular. Posted 2 years ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

Quite amazing young lady Posted 2 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Niel ;). They are log hogs and don't move easily. You can get really close to them, and yet they still won't relinquish their prized spot on the log. Posted 2 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