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This turtle was caught yesterday in an Illinois lake. I do have have a pic yet to post but thought I might be able to get some suggestions of possibilities to explore before I get the pic uploaded.

Here is a description:
1. 9' length
2. Male with LONG claws
3. Nearly black carapace
4. Nearly black skin
5. Nearly RECTANGULAR-shaped carapace!
6. Plastron is yellow and black like Red-Eared Sliders only with the black and yellow reversed.
7. Agressive. Bites my larger red-eared sliders on the legs, tail, and head nearly continuously. Had to remove him from the tank.

I would be most apreciative of any suggestions to check out. So far I have not been able to identify him on my own.

Will upload pic as soon as I have it.

Thanks,

Brad

Grid squares are 1".

Pic of top of carapace

i'd be pretty surprised if that were a slider.
reminds me of cyclemys.

Grid squares are 1"

Pic of Front of Turtle Head & Legs

Grid Squares are 1"

Pic of Plastron

Looks like a very old slider to me.
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roomates:
1.0.0 anery corn
1.0.0 normal corn
1.1.0 rough greens
0.0.2 dekay's
0.0.1 red milk
2.0.0 false map turtles
0.0.2 common musk turtles

Yep -- I would agree. Melanistic male slider.

Seems to be a consensus that he is an old melanistic red-eared slider.

Thanks guys!

Brad