Painted Turtle (Michigan)
Painted Turtles:
Painted turtles are one of the most common turtles in North America and are found from southern Canada to northern Mexico.
Painted turtles are brightly marked. They have a smooth shell about 90 to 250 mm long. Their shell acts as protection, but since the ribs are fused to the shell, the turtle cannot expand its chest to breathe but must force air in and out of the lungs by alternately contracting the flank and shoulder muscles. The painted turtle has a relatively flat upper shell with red and yellow markings on a black or greenish brown background. Males mature at about 70 to 95 mm plastron (lower shell) length, usually at 3 to 5 years of age. Females at take longer (6 to 10 years) and are larger at maturity (c. 100 to 130 mm plastron length). The growth rate, for both sexes is rapid during the first several years of the of their lives. Turtles continue to grow slowly after maturity, and this species may reach 250 mm carapace (upper shell) length and live for many decades. (Harding, 1997)
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2 years agoPainted Turtles at Chippewa Inlet Trail from Medina, Ohio May 23, 2021
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2 years agoPainted Turtle
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6 months agoPainted Turtles Relaxing In The Sun
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3 years agoSouthern Painted Turtle
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1 year agoSunbathing Painted Turtles 🐢 01/06/23 10:48
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6 years ago $3.98 earnedWild snapping turtle extremely curious of human
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3 years agoYellow Cooter Turtle in Water at Sawgrass Lakes Park in St Petersburg Florida
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3 years agoCyclops Turtle New Born
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1 year agoThis turtle has a green MOHAWK
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