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Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta

Western Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta bellii

(Gray, 1831)
 
Species Description
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range map

Blue = C. p. bellii
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  Adult, Manitoba, Canada  
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  Adult 2, Manitoba, Canada  
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  Adult flipping itself over off its back, Manitoba, Canada  
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Adult, molting scutes on its shell, Larimer County, Colorado, © Janet Hardin
As a turtle grows, the shell grows with it and the individual scutes are shed annually. This helps the shell from getting too thick and heavy and helps to remove algae and other growths that occur from living in the water.		 Basking adults, Manitoba, Canada  
     
Habitat
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Western Painted Turtle Habitat Boreal Chorus Frog Habitat Western Painted Turtle Tommy Turtle statue
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Manitoba, Canada
       
Short Videos
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Painted turtles at a pond in Okanagan County, Washington. Painted turtles at a wetlands in Canada.    
       



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