Western Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia miaria)
Created: September 29th, 2010 - 02:47 PM
Last Modified: January 24th, 2014 - 10:45 PM Entered by: Chris Harrison
Record 54817
Last Modified: January 24th, 2014 - 10:45 PM Entered by: Chris Harrison
Record 54817
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Country: United States |
State: Texas |
County: Galveston County |
Time: 1989-04-00 00:00:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: Female |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: coastal marsh pond |
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Elevation: 5.00ft |
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Notes
I had taken this photograph in 1989 simply as a photo of Turtles basking. It wasn't until several years later that I noticed the front turtle was a female Deirochelys - still the only one I have seen in Texas some 20+ years later!
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