What are painted turtles?

[pete12]

hi guys what are painted turtles their are some for sale on petlink.:shock:

 

[cris]

They are turtles.

 

[mckellar007]

they are a speices of turtle. look them up, you might learn something

 

[mebebrian]

God was bored and had a lil paint spare

 

[17zon]

Painted Turtle

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Painted Turtle

Midland Painted Turtle

• 4 1/2" - 5 1/2"
• Large, alternating scutes and oval plastral blotch that varies in size from turtle to turtle
• Range: Southern Quebec and Southern Ontario to Tennessee. Northwest Georgia and extreme Northeastern Alabama

Southern Painted Turtle

• 4" - 5"
• Broad orange or red stripe on back, occasionally yellow stripe
• Plain yellow plastron which may have one or two tiny black spots
• Range: Southern Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico. Southwest Alabama to Southeastern Oklahoma. Isolated colony in central Texas

Western Painted Turtle

A young Western Painted Turtle

• 3 1/2" - 7"
• Netlike pattern on carapace
• Dark, branched pattern on plastron
• Range: Southwestern Ontario and Southern Missouri to the Pacific Northwest

 

[17zon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Turtle try this it has some pics and tells you all about the turtle like food ect..

 

[aftcra]

Hi 17zon,

The Painted Turtles that are advertised in Australia are the Australian ones and not the American ones! In American sites they call Aussie Painteds ' Red-bellied Short-necked turtles' so they don't get confused.

We call them Painted Turtles in Australia and hope that people do their research in Australian sites, knowing that exotic reptiles are illegal in Australia.

The scientific name is Emydura subglobosa subglobosa.

Anyone wishing to research the Painted Turtles (as advertised) could try searching the scientific name.

In a nutshell, they are a tropical species that only occurs in the Jardine River in far-north Qld (and PNG). They are omnivorous and have to be housed indoors, in a large aquarium, for their entire lives in most parts of Australia.

They are quite a small species only attaining a straight carapace length of up to 22-23 cms.

Hope this helps,

Gab

 

[17zon]

Hey Aftcra,

cool thanks 4 that, you learn somthing new everyday, i will have to hava look on google (lol).. i had never hurd of this turtle before but thanks i do now...