Species:

Chrysemys picta

Painted Turtle

Subspecies I've seen:
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Western Painted Turtle
C. p. belli
Subspecies:

Chrysemys picta belli

Western Painted Turtle

July 2, 2001
Walden Ponds, Boulder County, Colorado
Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta belli)
My mom took me to Walden Ponds while we were visiting because she had seen turtles there in the past, including one in the middle of a trail a long way from water. We saw several of these Painted Turtles, but none of them were gallant enough to climb out of the water and pose. Mostly we had to just admire the turtle heads popping out of the water from time to time.