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Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta This turtle was shedding its scutes. This process is a normal part of a turtle&#039;s growth and is also helpful to get rid of shell rot and infections.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Small woodland pond Chrysemys picta,Geotagged,Painted Turtle,Spring,United States,turtle Click/tap to enlarge

Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta

This turtle was shedding its scutes. This process is a normal part of a turtle's growth and is also helpful to get rid of shell rot and infections.

Habitat: Small woodland pond

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    It's looking like it's asking for help. Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      It was pretty tempting to pull those crusty bits off, but I somehow resisted ;P Posted 6 years ago

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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
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 1, 2019. Captured Apr 3, 2019 12:47 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/395s
  • ISO100
  • 188mm