Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)

Found coast to coast in North America, the Painted Turtle is the most widespread native turtle on the continent with four recognized subspecies.

Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii)
Missoula Co., MT
24 Sep 2014

	Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) Missoula Co., MT 6 Sep 2013
	Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) Missoula Co., MT 6 Sep 2013

	Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) Missoula Co., MT 18 July 2013
	Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) Missoula Co., MT 18 July 2013
	Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) Missoula Co., MT 18 July 2013
	Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) Missoula Co., MT 18 July 2013 The western subspecies is by far the most colorful of all the Painted Turtles.

	Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) Futch Waterfowl Impoundment, Tyrrell Co., NC 23 Oct 2013
	Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) Futch Waterfowl Impoundment, Tyrrell Co., NC 23 Oct 2013
	Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) Futch Waterfowl Impoundment, Tyrrell Co., NC 23 Oct 2013

Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta)
Pettigrew State Park
Washington Co., NC
21 June 2003

Full mosquitos feeding on this poor turtle (2 on head, 3 on leg, 1 on tail)!

Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta)
Mer Bleue Bog, Ottawa, Canada
7 Aug 2005

Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta)
Shocco Creek Gamelands
Franklin Co., NC
18 April 2004

Baby (ca. 1 inch diameter shell!)

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