U.S.A. Freshwater Turtles / Red-eared Sliders -Trachemys scripta elegans
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Wild Adult Red-eared Slider. Notice the stained platron, we suspect due to iron in the environment, & how the plastron is light again where this turtle's been shedding scutes. Location: Farm Pond in South Clarksville, TN near Cumberland River. Photo: Wallob Hebel.