Saved him!

[Guggie]

I found this little guy in the middle of the street. Picked him up, took some pics, and let him go near a lake by our house. What kind of turtle is he? I don't think he's a red-ear slider, but I'm more up on my torts than my turtles.

 

[Anyfoot]

I found this little guy in the middle of the street. Picked him up, took some pics, and let him go near a lake by our house. What kind of turtle is he? I don't think he's a red-ear slider, but I'm more up on my torts than my turtles.

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Nice turtle.

 

[Yvonne G]

I'm not a water turtle person, but it looks like that might be a painted turtle. (Chrysemys picta ssp. and C. dorsalis)

Except they don't usually have a solid red plastron

 

[Guggie]

Thanks, Yvonne. I'll wait to see if anyone knows. It's not imply, but I'm curious.

 

[Yvonne G]

@Anthony P

 

[Guggie]

I looked up the painted turtle and you're almost certainly right. Here is a pic I found from reptile magazine.
http://rivista-cdn.reptilesmagazine...eg?ver=1415291837&aspectratio=1.4201183431953

 

[Guggie]

Thanks, Yvonne. I'll wait to see if anyone knows. It's not imply, but I'm curious.

I meant important, not imply. Stupid phone.

 

[Gillian M]

A very warm welcome to the forum.

A cute tort, and a very nice colour.

 

[Yvonne G]

I meant important, not imply. Stupid phone.

Actual, it's a "Smart" phone !! LOL!

 

[Spencertretter]

It's a painted turtle

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

That is a most lovely painted turtle! Gorgeous color.
I dunno which one it may be, midland, western or eastern. Not southern, no stripe on top of his shell.
Great job... hopefully he stays there for a bit.