Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii)
Created: November 30th, 2010 - 04:28 PM
Last Modified: December 10th, 2011 - 06:30 PM Entered by: William McGighan
Record 58279
Last Modified: December 10th, 2011 - 06:30 PM Entered by: William McGighan
Record 58279
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Country: United States |
State: Tennessee |
County: Unicoi County |
Time: 1985-07-08 00:00:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
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Notes
NE Tn has long been considered an integrade area between C.p. picta and C.p.marginata and a long way from the natural range of C.p. bellii.
Several of these showed up in our area after a local civic group imported dozens for "Turtle Races". After the event, apparently many were released into the wild.
I cannot confirm or deny that they are established here.
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