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Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta)

Created: January 25th, 2007 - 01:33 PM
Last Modified: January 26th, 2011 - 10:38 PM Entered by: Christian Cox
Record 1295
Country:
United States 		State:
Iowa 		County:
Woodbury County 		Time:
2003-06-24 10:00:00
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1 		Age:
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Female 		Method:
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Posted by Brian Hubbs on May 31, 2013 at 11:11 PM

You still need to list it as a western in this database until that name is dropped here. It is technically a Northern Painted now, but we do not use that name yet. Using the wrong name just makes you look less intelligent to any researcher who may recieve this data. :)

Posted by Jeff LeClere on Jan 26, 2011 at 10:38 PM

Curtis, you are right, that is a "Western" Painted Turtle. "Eastern" Painted Turtles are not found in Iowa. The taxonomy of Painted Turtles has changed and the western and eastern subspecies are no longer recognized.

Posted by Curtis Hart on Feb 03, 2008 at 01:59 PM

I think that's a western, not an eastern painted turtle.