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An eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta), photographed in suburban New Jersey.
An eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta), photographed in suburban New Jersey.
Image of a painted turtle by Victor Young, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. (via Wikimedia commons)
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Nice. Beautiful animal.