can anyone tell me what kind of turtle i've found?

Question

i took a trip to verginia and was exploring the creeks and ponds when i found a turtle. it was at this low lying pond deep in the wood. the turtle has brown skins with spots of slight olive.
its shell is a very dark brown with a yellow design in each segment on top of its shell. the bottom is dark brown also.
i may be able to get a picture of it soon . i 'll give the url to the picture of a simular turtle. if you do look the shell is almost the same but the skin has no red spots, nor yellow strips

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46317758@N00/443206771/

Answer 1

It's a Trachemys scripta elegans.

Ciao!

Answer 2

I cant particularly answer your questyion without seeing a image or without understanding the place you you're as some turtles are distinctive from one place to a distinctive in spite of the incontrovertible fact that it appears like a difficulty-loose painted turtle,attempt finding up painted turtle and notice what happens

Answer 3

My daughter loves turtles, and we had quite a few different types. The one in the picture looks like one we had that was called a Western Box Turtle. The mail has longer claws and a flat breast plate. I hope I am not mistaken on this.

Answer 4

The turtle in the picture is a red eared slider. However, you said that your turtle has no red spots - in which case it is quite likely that it is actually a painted turtle.

Answer 5

The picture looks like a red-eared slider to me; do you have any pics of your turtle that you could post?

Answer 6

the picture you posted is a painted turtle so I'm not sure if the other one is the same or not with out looking at a picture

Answer 7

I live in Oklahoma, and i've always heard them just called mud turtles. They are everywhere here.

Answer 8

red eared slider is the turtle you have in the picture....however, if it doesnt have the red it isnt one.

It might be a yellow bellied slider ot a cumberland slider.

Maybe an eastern river cooter

Answer 9

im pretty sure its a painted turtle

Answer 10

Just a Guess??? freshwater snapping turtle??

Answer 11

a sea turtle, leave it there & let it grow peacefully