Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) rests on reeds on the shore of one of the Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge ponds.

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Size: 4896px × 3264px
Location: Benton Lake NWR, Great Falls, MT
Photo credit: © Craig Larcom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animalia, carduus, chrysemys, craniata, emydidae, national, nutans, painted, picta, pond, refuge, reptiles, reptilia, testudines, turtle, turtles, wildlife