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RE: Need ID

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Posted by: batrachos at Fri Jul 18 15:15:09 2008  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by batrachos ]  
   

That is a melanistic slider (Trachemys scripta), probably the red-eared slider (T. s. elegans). Melanism is very common in older individuals of this species.

   

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  • Need ID - bkleinman, Fri Jul 18 05:57:49 2008 image in post
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