Painted Turtles
by Cindy Murphy - NightVisions
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Painted Turtles
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Cindy Murphy - NightVisions
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We saw these two while kayaking in Spirit Lake in ID. This one seems to be yelling at me to get out of their space.The Painted Turtle is the only species of turtle that occurs naturally in Idaho so identifying them should be straight forward. Painted turtles can attain maximum carapace lengths of around 25 cm (~ 9 in.) (Nussbaum et al. 1983). Female Painted turtles are usually larger than males and the sexes can be further distinguished by the male's long front claws (Stebbins 1985), concave plastron and cloacaClick word for definition opening past the margin of the vent (Storm and Leonard 1995). Like all turtles, Painted Turtles lack teeth, and have a ridges or row of tubercules parallel with the margin of the jaw img151 7187c
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June 25th, 2016
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