Baby turtle update

[stonyloam]

It was a little hard to tell from the photo, but I am sure mine was a midland, and we have mostly midlands in western NY. Need a good photo of the plastron (bottom shell) and carapace (top) to tell for sure.
C. p. picta (eastern) plastron unmarked, 2 front seams across carapace continuous.
C. p. marginata (midland) plastron with narrow, dusky figure down center, carapace seams staggered.

I do tend to be a little anal on my ID’s. Two more pix please for the ID showdown.

Justin: You beat me to the description, must have posted while I was typing. Got to learn to type faster.

[enigma200316]

It was a little hard to tell from the photo, but I am sure mine was a midland, and we have mostly midlands in western NY. Need a good photo of the plastron (bottom shell) and carapace (top) to tell for sure.
C. p. picta (eastern) plastron unmarked, 2 front seams across carapace continuous.
C. p. marginata (midland) plastron with narrow, dusky figure down center, carapace seams staggered.

I do tend to be a little anal on my ID’s. Two more pix please for the ID showdown.

Justin: You beat me to the description, must have posted while I was typing. Got to learn to type faster.

its all good Terry, the more people to try and Id the better...hahaha...

and yes I would love to see a few more pics please.......

[stonyloam]

OK I downloaded Shanley's photo and enhanced it a little to see the shell. It is still not really clear but it appears that the seam intersects the first plate at the midpoint, and the yellow spot on the side of the head indicate midland. Sure is a nice little gal, may have to go out and find one again.



More photos would still be good.