Southern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta dorsalis). Head Portrait. Forebody and carapace showing the beginning of dorsal yellow stripe. Identifies this sub-species.
Southern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta dorsalis). Orange or yellow dorsal stripe along full length of the carapace, or upper shell, helps identify this sub-species.
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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
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