Midland painted turtle crawling through a mud and weed filled area

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The Painted Turtle is a medium sized aquatic turtle, reaching adult sizes of 9 to 25 centimeters ( inches). The carapace is smooth and unkeeled, usually a black or olive colour. They are being distinctive as having red bars on their marginal scutes.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Kingston, Ontario Canada
Photo credit: © Aubrey Huggins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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