Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, near Edinburg, Texas, USA

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Size: 8256px × 5504px
Location: Rio Grande valley, Texas, USA
Photo credit: © David Pike / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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