Need help with identification

[Damona]

This guy showed up after heavy storms in Baton Rouge last night. I have several known common box turtles that live here but this one is unlike the others. This one is a little feisty. I live near water (LSU lakes) and wonder if he is lost.

 

[cmacusa3]

This guy showed up after heavy storms in Baton Rouge last night. I have several known common box turtles that live here but this one is unlike the others. This one is a little feisty. I live near water (LSU lakes) and wonder if he is lost.

I think we need a picture

 

[Damona]

I am new to this forum so bare with me. Hopefully I have attached a pic...

 

[wellington]

@tortadise @Anthony P might be able to ID

 

[cmacusa3]

I am new to this forum so bare with me. Hopefully I have attached a pic...

No worries, just giving you a hard time. Welcome to the forum. Looks like a type of slider, I'm not great with water turtle species but I will bet @Markw84 can help.

 

[Damona]

I am guessing this may be a river cooter or pond slider. I am almost positive he is semi aquatic. We are just a half a block from water and with the street flooding we experienced last night, I am concerned he has ventured out of his territory.

 

[Markw84]

Looks like an older, probably male, melanistic red-ear. No pattern to go by as it is almost totally black now. That is a characteristic of predominately male red-ears. Shell shape, scutes, and margin sure say Trachemys scripta. A picture of the head, neck and forelimbs as well as plastron would help be more sure, but I'd say 95% sure red-ear male

 

[cdmay]

Looks like an older, probably male, melanistic red-ear. No pattern to go by as it is almost totally black now. That is a characteristic of predominately male red-ears. Shell shape, scutes, and margin sure say Trachemys scripta. A picture of the head, neck and forelimbs as well as plastron would help be more sure, but I'd say 95% sure red-ear male

Ditto. Considering the location of where it was found, I would assume he is just a local boy too.

 

[TammyJ]

Looks like he wants to go home! Back to his pond when the flooding abates. Adorable.

 

[Anthony P]

Definitely Trachemys