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Southern Painted Turtle

Chrysemys dorsalis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Tennessee.January 9, February 11, March 31, April 27, May 25, June 21, July 10, August 10, September 13, October 11, November 8, December 9.
United States755
Tennessee148
Louisiana145
Missouri139
Arkansas81
Alabama80
Mississippi79
Texas34
Illinois23
Oklahoma9

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderTurtles and Tortoises · Testudines
FamilyPond and Box Turtles · Emydidae
GenusPainted Turtles · Chrysemys

Sources

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Practise Southern Painted Turtle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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