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Midland Painted Turtle Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) sunning on a log along the shoreline of the Ottawa River at Petrie Island, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Canada,Chrysemys picta,Chrysemys picta marginata,Geotagged,Midland Painted Turtle,Ontario,Ottawa,Painted turtle,Petrie Island,Summer,reptile Click/tap to enlarge

Midland Painted Turtle

Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) sunning on a log along the shoreline of the Ottawa River at Petrie Island, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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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.

Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises
Species identified by Greg Shchepanek
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By Greg Shchepanek

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Uploaded Nov 28, 2018. Captured Aug 18, 2018 17:21 in Petrie Island Park, 727 Trim Rd, Orléans, ON K4A 3P4, Canada.
  • Canon EOS M100
  • f/6.3
  • 1/318s
  • ISO100
  • 200mm