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Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta

Western Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta bellii

(Gray, 1831)

Range Map
 Blue = native and introduced range of C. p. bellii
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Related or Similar Northwest Turtles

Northern Pacific Pond Turtle
Red-eared Slider



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Western Painted Turtle Western Painted Turtle Western Painted Turtle
  Adult, Spokane County, Washington  
Western Painted Turtle Western Painted Turtle Western Painted Turtle
  Juvenile, Spokane County, Washington  
Western Painted Turtle
Western Painted Turtle
Western Painted Turtle
Adult, Okanagan County, Washington Adult and juvenile,
Okanagan County, Washington 		Adults, Okanagan County, Washington
Western Painted Turtle
Western Painted Turtle
 Western Painted Turtle
Juveniles, Okanagan County, Washington Adult, Okanagan County, Washington Adult, Spokane County, Washington
Western Painted Turtle Western Painted Turtle Western Painted Turtle
Adult, King County, Washington Adult, Grant County, Washington Adults, Grant County, Washington
Western Painted Turtle Western Painted Turtle  
Adult, Grant County, Washington Adult, Grant County, Washington  
Western Painted Turtle Western Painted Turtle  
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.		  
     
Habitat
Western Painted Turtle habitat Western Painted Turtle habitat Western Painted Turtle habitat
Habitat, Colville Plateau,
Okanogan County, Washington 		Habitat, Okanogan County, Washington Urban lake habitat,
King County, Washington
Western Painted Turtle habitat Western Painted Turtle habitat Western Painted Turtle habitat
Habitat, Grant County, Washington Habitat, Multnomah County, Oregon Habitat, Okanagan County, Washington
  Western Painted Turtle habitat  
  Habitat, Grant County, Washington  
     
Short Videos
Western Painted Turtle Western Painted Turtles  
Painted turtles on a pond in Okanagan County, Washington.



Painted turtles at a wetlands in Canada.  
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