What turtle is this?

[Briana Delgado]

 

[wellington]

@Anthony P

 

[Stuart S.]

Did you catch it? Where are you located?

 

[Briana Delgado]

I never caught it I'm actually being given it by a friend who says it's a RES but it's not. He lives in Clearwater in Florida

 

[Stuart S.]

Does it have the red ear on the side of its head? It's hard to tell with the algae but it also looks like it could be a map turtle with it's distinctive marks on it's head. Very well could be a RES.

 

[Briana Delgado]

I'm not sure I was only given this picture from them. I'll be picking it up tomorrow.

 

[Markw84]

Not much to go by with the picture, but overall looks definitely like a map turtle. Serrated rear marginal, overall more oval shape, and many small stripes between eyes. Probably common map. Graptemys geographica

 

[tglazie]

Did you end up picking it up and finding out what it is? I'm curious. Definitely a type of map, given Mark's diagnosis of what we can see. I'm just curious if it's a Florida native or if it's a captive raised transplant.

T.G.

 

[Anthony P]

I'm actually thinking it is indeed Trachemys scripta. What little we can see of the shape of the head, the markings on the head and the bit of markings you can barely make out between the thick algae, do look more Trachemys than Graptemys. I also think the "serrated" rear marginals are simply scutes that need to be shed.

I think this is a Red Eared Slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, but would prefer to see another pic or two before I say for sure.

 

[Briana Delgado]

 

[thefalconwizard]

I would say a rear ear slider

 

[KevinGG]

Kind of strange coloration. Looks like a slider, but not a red ear. Scripta Scripta?

 

[cdmay]

Pseudemys concinnia, a river cooter.
Possibly Suwanee....