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10. Painted Turtle. Chrysemys picta.

Length, eight inches; dark-bluish or greenish-gray; each plate lighter-edged; middle and side plates in one row: edge of shield, sides and underneath ornamented with red and yellow lines; smooth.

11. Edged Turtle. Chrysemys marginata.

Like No. 10 but plates of shield alternating as usual, and side plates with embossed lines. Western.

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