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Irwin4530

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This is the only picture I have......this is not my turtle.
 

Anthony P

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It's a Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta) and is probably the more common subspecies, the Red Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans). It's definitely not a Yellow Bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) and is most likely not a Cumberland Slider (Trachemys scripta troosti).

RES can vary a bit, but this does appear to be a RES indeed. This also looks like a large female, given the shape of her carapace.
 

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