In your signature, you listed 1.0.0 redear. Did you consider upping that to 2.0.0, as the turtle your pictures depict is an old male redear. These turtles are fascinating in that not only can hatchlings come in a sometimes confusing array of color intensities and patterns, but the old males can assume very odd color combos as the years progress.

The prettiest specimen I ever saw had totally black skin, and a horn-colored carapace that faded into red towards each scute seam, which were in turn highly contrasting black. I truly wish digital cameras had been around for the brief time I kept that animal. In the absense of any photos of it, here's a drabber one, photographed this year.

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