Painted Turtle

Painted turtles, and Red ears are some of the wetland's most common reptiles. These animals can be located by their coloration and shells. They are sometimes hard to spot, though, because they are very shy and reclusive. Like many turtles, they depend on water, where they hunt for food.
These turtles live in ponds, lakes, marshes, and in slow-moving rivers that have soft, muddy bottoms. The maximum carapace size, or shell length, for painted turtles is 10 inches, or 25 cm. Its shell is used to protect it from its predators. The underside, or plastron, of the Painted turtle's shell has a beautiful design that looks like it is painted. The plastron can be solid yellow, mostly yellow with a pattern in the center, or may be a complicated pattern of yellow and red. There are yellow or red lines on the painted turtle's head, and limbs. The skin tone of the painted turtle varies from olive green to solid black. The Painted Turtle is the only species in it's genus.

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