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Identification of this one might not be so simple. Without locality data, any ideas?

Trachemys dorbigni

at casual observation it looks like a very old red-earded slider. It's shell seems a bit dark and rough due to it's possible age. But what the hell do I know, I'm just guessing.
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Critters kept; 2 dogs, 3 cats, map turtle, spiny softshell turtle (baby), iguana, savannah monitor, red-tailed boa, apricot milksnake, 50/50 cali kingsnake, 2 adult emperor scorpions w/ 14 babies, mud skipper, albino dwarf hamster, salt tank with eel/puffers, fresh tank with oscars, cichlids, and a clown knife (among others), a fiance` and a baby on the way

Indeed it can pay off to be a casual guesser sometimes. Older female redears can be problematic to identify because they don't have the rather habitual trend of melanism that males seem to.

If we considered many of the Caribbean Trachemys, identifying males and females alike would be substantially more difficult than it currently is since, in the live animal trade, only North, Central, and South American species tend to be of concern. These have patterns that tend to be slightly more diagnostic.

What complicated things with identification on this turtle is that it is an old specimen with what would likely be called "pastel" coloration - very abnormal gular and leg striping, plus the red ears are split in half on each side.

The eyes are still very typical of redears where this specimen hails from - East Baton Rouge Parsih. Very, very green.

Whoohoo! What did i win? A year supply of reptomin???? LOL
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Critters kept; 2 dogs, 3 cats, map turtle, spiny softshell turtle (baby), iguana, savannah monitor, red-tailed boa, apricot milksnake, 50/50 cali kingsnake, 2 adult emperor scorpions w/ 14 babies, mud skipper, albino dwarf hamster, salt tank with eel/puffers, fresh tank with oscars, cichlids, and a clown knife (among others), a fiance` and a baby on the way

I'll give you heightened expectations for the next posted i.d. conundrum. Congratulations hombre

p.s., start working on this one early.

Again, a guess from the top of my grey matter... the shell pattern makes me think some species of wood turtle... but the color seems all wrong for the central american ones i had the the store, or the species native to the north east here. How about a peek at the side profile?
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2 dogs (G. Shepherd/elhhound/wolf-hybrid mix and an american Staffie)
3 cats
1 map turtle
1 spiny softshell turtle (baby)
1 Green iguana
1 savannah monitor
1 red-tailed boa
1 Pueblan apricot milksnake
1 50/50 cali kingsnake
2 adult emperor scorpions (w/ 14 babies)
1 mud skipper
1 albino dwarf hamster
salt tank with a "freshwater" snowflake eel, puffers, and a foxface (plus some inverts)
fresh tank with oscars, a clown knife, a really mean gourami, & spiny eel (among others)
fiance` and a baby on the way