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Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta)

Painted Turtle

Family Emydidae

Photo from Hammerson, 1986.
Used with permission.

Last Updated on January 20, 2000.

Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)   Range Map
Color Key
Description:
Less than 10" carapace length. Carapace green or brownish, with yellow borders around each shield. Yellow streaks on head, neck, and limbs.
Elevation Range:
Below 6000' in eastern Colorado; up to 7300' in southwestern Colorado.
Subspecies in Colorado:
Chrysemys picta bellii

Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta)
CountyRef. CountyRef. CountyRef. CountyRef.
AdamsH Dolores  La PlataH Pitkin 
Alamosa  DouglasH Lake  ProwersH
ArapahoeRHS2 Eagle  LarimerH PuebloH
ArchuletaH El PasoH Las AnimasSB1 Rio Blanco 
BacaH ElbertH LincolnH Rio Grande 
BentEB2 FremontH LoganH Routt 
BoulderH Garfield  MesaLJL8, Note7 Saguache 
Chaffee  Gilpin  Mineral  San Juan * 
CheyenneH Grand  Moffat  San Miguel 
Clear Creek  Gunnison  Montezuma  SedgwickH
Conejos  Hinsdale *  Montrose  Summit 
Costilla  Huerfano *  MorganH Teller * 
CrowleyHMS16 Jackson  Otero *  WashingtonH
Custer *  JeffersonH Ouray  WeldH
DeltaMJ1, Note6 Kiowa *  Park  YumaH
DenverH Kit CarsonH PhillipsRLH2

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