What is this turtle?

[coura]

Here´s a adult female nelsoni in wich the red stripes are already faded

 

[coura]

And here´s a young one The stripes can be brigth red, orange, greenish yellow or even barely noticeable thanks to melanism

 

[coura]

And here is a true northern red belly Pseudemys rubriventris
These guys have a stunning red plastron with black spots, hence the name, and a much more uniform back, normaly lacking any noticeable stripes in adulthood and black in color
Nelsonis in comparison tend to have a orange belli that only turns redish in age or in certain morphotipes. Oddly florida red bellys in the average seldom have them

 

[CrystalizedHairs]

Awesome. Thank you. So being a southern species, they probably couldn't overwinter outside in Washington(about 30-40 F), correct?

 

[Vicious_Fish]

I guess you're right and I only have experience with Pseudemys rubriventris. But Northerns can have just as much red on their scutes as Florida Red Bellies. I didn't take notice to the plastral markings. You win this round cooter man.

 

[dragogreen]

HEEEEEEEEEEE wrong awnser But almost Its a florida red belly cooter Pseudemys nelsoniHave 4 of them and they are pretty neat turts. Give her some nice veggys

woo!! cool!! i have one also but mine is still a hatchling heh hmm didnt know they had red markings like that its awesome

 

[coura]

Awesome. Thank you. So being a southern species, they probably couldn't overwinter outside in Washington(about 30-40 F), correct?

Rigth they like it warm all year

 

[coura]

I guess you're right and I only have experience with Pseudemys rubriventris. But Northerns can have just as much red on their scutes as Florida Red Bellies. I didn't take notice to the plastral markings. You win this round cooter man.

COOOL never saw one like that Man that´s one pretty turt It may have to do with subspecies (2 in the northerns) or hibrids. Wonder if there isnt some nelsoni blood in that one They should be able to cross quite easily and produce fertile offspring, after all they are so similar that they were once thougth to be subspecies of the same animal

 

[coura]

woo!! cool!! i have one also but mine is still a hatchling heh hmm didnt know they had red markings like that its awesome

Yup the red or orange markings only apear as they grow, if they apear at all that is I have one that allmost lacks them

 

[fishbreeder12]

i dont care wtf that turtle is ,but its one shmexy turtle