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  2. Painted turtle - Wikipedia

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    The midland and southern painted turtles seek especially quiet waters, usually shores and coves. They favor shallows that contain dense vegetation and have an unusual toleration of pollution. [103] [104] The western painted turtle lives in streams and lakes, similar to the other painted turtles, but also inhabits pasture ponds and roadside ...

  3. Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/subspecies of painted ...

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    The others may have some potential- File:A2 Midland painted turtle.jpg is cute but not mind-blowing; File:A3 Southern painted turtle.jpg needs a little cleanup and perhaps has rather harsh lighting. The colours on File:B2 Midland painted turtle underside.jpg look a little muted, while, by comparison, the colours on File:B4 Western painted ...

  4. Wikipedia : WikiProject Turtles/Turtles Featured Pictures

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    Native range of the painted turtle (C. picta) Dark grey for national borders White for state and province borders Dark blue for rivers, only showing those in article Eastern ( C. p. picta ) Midland ( C. p. marginata )

  5. File:Painted Turtle Distribution alternate.svg - Wikipedia

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    Western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta belli) archive copy at the Wayback Machine. Wyoming conservation strategy. Wyoming Game and Fish Department. pp. 430-431. Retrieved 2011-02-11. Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta). Idaho's reptiles. U.S. Painted turtle - known distribution archive copy at the Wayback Machine. Washington Department of Natural ...

  6. Southern painted turtle - Wikipedia

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    The southern painted turtle ranges from extreme southern Illinois and Missouri, roughly along the Mississippi River Valley, to the south. In Arkansas, it branches out to the west towards Texas, where it is found in the far northeast part of that state (Caddo Lake region) [13] as well as extreme southeastern Oklahoma (McCurtain County). [14]

  7. Cultural depictions of turtles - Wikipedia

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    Turtle carapaces and scutes from Red Sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) were used in rings, bracelets, dishes, bowls, knife hilts, amulets, and combs. Carapaces from Kleinmann's tortoise were used as sounding boards for lutes, harps and mandolins. [16] Turtle shells were also used to make norvas, an instrument resembling a banjo. [26]

  8. Painted wood turtle - Wikipedia

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    The painted wood turtle feeds on fruit, insects, and worms. Their diet should consist of 60% leafy greens, 30% protein, and 20% fruits and vegetables. Along with a varied diet, they require additional calcium to insure healthy shell growth. Unlike aquatic turtles, the painted wood turtle doesn't require water in order to swallow its food.

  9. Painted terrapin - Wikipedia

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    The painted terrapin is critically endangered species according to IUCN, listed in The World's Most 25 Endangered Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises 2011. [5] It is listed in Appendix II, with a zero quota for commercial trade of wild-captured specimens according to the CITES meeting in Thailand, March 2013.