Name that Turt!

[janiedough]

Hey guys.

A friend of mine takes photos, and wanted to know what kind of turt this is. The photo was taken in Canada.

Thanks!

 

[egyptiandan]

It's a male Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans

Danny

 

[Yvonne G]

Just to expand Danny's answer a little bit...

Sometimes, as male RES get older, they turn melanistic, that is, they lose their pretty green, yellow and red coloration and turn mostly black.

 

[Shelly]

If you guess "Red Eared Slider' you will generally be correct about 90% of the time....