The blotches on the scutes are new and different. I would guess that it is an escaped or released pet and then could be a hybrid among the subspecies. Cheers, Willem Willem M Roosenburg Director, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies Department of Biological Sciences 247 Life Sciences Building Ohio University Athens, Ohio 45701 Office: 740.593.9669 Mobile: 740.503.4983 FAX: 740.593.0300 http://malaclemys.weebly.com "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." -- Gandalf, Fellowship of the Ring "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without loss of enthusiasm." --Sir Winston Churchill From: Dtwg < dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu > On Behalf Of Chambers, Randolph M Sent: Monday, September 20, 2021 9:59 AM To: dtwg at listserv.ohio.edu Subject: [Dtwg] FW: Turtle identification Found in a freshwater wetland in Fairfax County, VA. Released southern subspecies? Begin forwarded message: From: Mike Powell < mqpowe at bellatlantic.net <mailto: mqpowe at bellatlantic.net >> Subject: Turtle identification Date: September 19, 2021 at 2:51:31 PM EDT To: " animal-identification at virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com <mailto: animal-identification at virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com >" < animal-identification at virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com <mailto: animal-identification at virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com >> Reply-To: Mike Powell < mqpowe at bellatlantic.net <mailto: mqpowe at bellatlantic.net >> I spotted this cool-looking turtle on 17 September 2021 at Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge in Fairfax County. It looks to me like it might be a Northern Diamond-backed Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin), though the range map on your website does not seem to include Fairfax County or the surrounding counties. The turtle was adjacent to a small pond that is fed by water from a nearby wetland. Thanks for assistance in helping to confirm or correct my identification. Cheers, Mike Powell [cid: image001.jpg at 01D7AE0C.F9CED000 ] Randy Chambers Professor of Biology Director, Keck Environmental Field Lab William & Mary Keck Lab, 200 Wake Drive Williamsburg, VA 23187 757.221.2331 https://www.wm.edu/as/kecklab/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: < http://listserv.ohio.edu/pipermail/dtwg/attachments/20210920/7a25c2db/attachment-0001.html > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 735205 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: < http://listserv.ohio.edu/pipermail/dtwg/attachments/20210920/7a25c2db/attachment-0001.jpg >
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