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EASTERN PAINTED TURTLE. Chrysemys picta. 

 A familiar terrapin of eastern North America. The bright markings alone are sufficient for identification. 



WESTERN PAINTED TLRTLE. Chrysemys mar ginata. 



Distinguished from the preceding species by the narrower yellow margins on the shields of the upper shell and an elongate 



black patch on the plastron. Found m the Central States. 



