| Chrysemys picta
Painted Turtle [ 4 subspecies ] |
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Class: Reptilia
Order: Family: Emyidae Genus: Chrysemys Species: Chrysemys picta subspecies ( total number = 4 ): -Chrysemys picta picta : Eastern Painted -Chrysemys picta marginata : Midland Painted -Chrysemys picta dorsalis : Souther Painted -Chrysemys picta belli : Western Painted |
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The four subspecies have similar shapes. The appearance between the Eastern Painted, Midland Painted, & Southern
Painted turtles are closely identical, except for a few notes; while the Western Painted has a more distinct
coloration.
Eastern Painted has Midland Painted usually a plain color (dark green to drab) carapace with strong red-color on the margin/brigde area of the turtle. Southern Painted has a line that runs down the middle of the carapce shell, from the nuchal ( forward most position) to the , straight down the middle/vertebrate. The Western Painted is the only one of the four that has a color appearance and pattern that differs from the Organiztions turtles species Western Painted: |
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