Turtles

Midland Painted Turtle

• 11.5-14cm; record 19.5cm
• Females larger than males
• Smooth, olive to brownish-grey carapace with orange-red margins
• Yellow plastron with dark central blotch
• Neck, legs and tail striped with red and yellow; yellow blotch behind each eye
• Males have very long nails on front feet
• Often seen basking on logs
• Lays 3-14 oval, white, smooth-shelled eggs
• NOT AT RISK