Closeup of turtles basking - Flickr - brewbooks
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Description: These are Red-eared Slider turtles (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans) , thanks to jmaughn for ID. They are an invasive species, perhaps they were pet turtles that were released into the wild. I initially thought that these were Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) Golden Gardens Park, Seattle Washington sea20160606 109zoom. Date: 5 June 2016, 10:21. Source: Closeup of turtles basking. Author: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA. Camera location 47° 41′ 38.1″ N, 122° 24′ 19.86″ W : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 47.693918; -122.405516.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Chordata (Chordates)
- Vertebrata (vertebrates)
- Gnathostomata (jawed fish)
- Osteichthyes
- Sarcopterygii (Lobe-finned fishes)
- Tetrapoda (terrestrial vertebrates)
- Amniota
- Reptilia (Reptiles)
- Diapsida (diapsid)
- Testudinata (turtles)
- Testudines (turtle)
- Cryptodira
- Emydidae (pond and marsh turtles)
- Trachemys
- Trachemys scripta (slider turtle, red-eared terrapin, red-eared slider)
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