Eastern River Cooter

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The Eastern River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna) is a relatively large basking turtle that inhabits slow moving rivers and strams (rather than ponds).

It's the widestranging of the Pseudemys species, with five subspecies found from in the Southeast from Virginia south to Florida, and in the Central United States from Nebraska, south to eastern Texas. West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee also host small populations.

The picture shows the brightly lined face and a little of the brown and yellow patterened carapace. Shell color varies, depending on region.

© 2006 Patricia A. Michaels