millipede Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 This is technically a birding trip report... I saw this turtle while birding. I really need to find(so many missing things) my reptiles and amphibians of arkansas book. Trying to find images online and being CERTAIN about it can be two different things. I'm leaning towards it being a red-eared slider but, the images I have of it are with it tucked in the shell pretty good... in a few pictures you can see a thin line of red in a short line between but above-ish the eye and nose. The picture is the turtle you can see if you hover over my name or just go see my profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Looking forward to reading your trip report about your birding, since technically it's not a birding trip report without a report about birding. Good luck with your turtle ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrain22 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 It would be much better for ID if you posted the FULL pic in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 I am not a turtle expert. But from this picture I think you have a Red-eared Slider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrain22 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 7 hours ago, Kevin said: I am not a turtle expert. But from this picture I think you have a Red-eared Slider. I'd like to know how you are eliminating some of the Map Turtle species from that limited photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) Sorry I should have worded it differently. What I meant to say was that it looks like to me that could be Red-eared Slider. Edited April 13, 2019 by Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millipede Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 On 4/11/2019 at 9:31 PM, lonestranger said: Looking forward to reading your trip report about your birding, since technically it's not a birding trip report without a report about birding. Good luck with your turtle ID. Ok... ? March 29, 2017 in NW Arkansas... This is just a partial list since I don't have the notebook it's in right in front of me... this is just all I have pictures of. least sandpipers pectoral sandpipers blue-winged teal american wigeon A dead sora ? great egret killdeer(including eggs) american coot red-tailed hawk starlings song sparrows greater yellowlegs green heron barn swallow 11 hours ago, birdbrain22 said: It would be much better for ID if you posted the FULL pic in this thread. 5 hours ago, birdbrain22 said: I'd like to know how you are eliminating some of the Map Turtle species from that limited photo? I'm not an expert by any means either... but I went to a site for the herps of Arkansas and compared pictures. The facial pattern sure matched the red-eared slider more than the map turtles. And though it doesn't really show in this picture, there's a line from the top of the nose to the eye that shows some red. How long was the site down this time??? Was refreshing this at some point getting errors... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrain22 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I would agree with Red-eared Slider now seeing the fuller pic. I really could not see much on the other for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 @Mike Tricolor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrain22 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Looking again, it is either a Eastern River Cooter or a Red-eared Slider. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tricolor Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Not the best view to identify water turtles, but the indication of a flattened lower jaw points toward River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna). If you happen to have a full shot of the top and/or bottom of the shell that would make ID very clear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 On 4/13/2019 at 9:48 PM, Kevin said: I am not a turtle expert. But from this picture I think you have a Red-eared Slider. Same impression here. Seen a rear-eared slider before and they look very identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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