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Painted Turtle
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Richard Hebert (rhebert) (68) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-05-13 |
| Categories: Reptiles |
| Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
| Exposure: f/4, 1/250 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-12-18 16:41 |
| Viewed: 1024 |
| Points: 4 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Painted Turtle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Painted Turtle" is also the name of an imprint of Wayne State University Press.
For the summer camp, see The Painted Turtle.Painted Turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Chrysemys
Species: C. picta
Binomial name
Chrysemys picta
(Schneider, 1783)
Subspecies
C. p. picta - Eastern Painted Turtle
C. p. dorsalis - Southern Painted Turtle
C. p. marginata - Midland Painted Turtle
C. p. belli - Western Painted Turtle
The Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) is a reptile that is common in North America, and is a water turtle related to other water turtles such as sliders and cooters. This turtle lives in ponds, lakes, marshes, and in slow-moving rivers that have soft, muddy bottoms. The maximum carapace size, or shell length, for painted turtles is 10 inches, or 25 cm.[1] Its shell is used to protect it from its predators. The underside, or plastron, of the Painted turtle's shell has a beautiful design that (hence the name) looks like it is painted. The plastron can be solid yellow, mostly yellow with a pattern in the center, or may be a complicated pattern of yellow and red.[1] There are yellow or red lines on the painted turtle's head, and limbs. The skin tone of the painted turtle varies from olive green to solid black.[2] The Painted Turtle is the only species in the genus Chrysemys. It comprises 4 sub-species. |
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Richard, Very Nice picture with green background and partial reflection in the water.
- Murali Santhanam
- rcrick
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(3424) - [2007-12-18 21:16]
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Hi Richard,
Really nice composition, excellent details on this Painted Turtle, the colours are well saturated, and I love the slightly rippled reflection in the water, exposure is spot on, all the best Cheers Rick :)
