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A close-up of a brightly colored western painted turtle basking on a log

Stretched out and sunning themselves on a floating log, wild painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) enjoy the calm water near the South Platte River in Chatfield State Park in Littleton, Colorado.

Western painted turtles in Beacon Hill Park in Victoria on Vancouver Island

Close-up of two painted turtles resting on an old tree stump that is surrounded by water plants in a marsh on a warm summer day in August with a blurred background.

Western Painted Turtle found in the wetlands of British Columbia

Western painted turtle - Emydidae. On a log in a pond. Washington State.

The painted turtle is the most widespread native turtle of North America. It lives in slow-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to Louisiana and northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The turtle is the only species of the genus Chrysemys, which is part of the pond turtle family Emydidae. Fossils show that the painted turtle existed 15 million years ago. Four regionally based subspecies evolved during the last ice age.

Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) crawling on a log in summer, horizontal

Western Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta Green Lily Pads Juanita Bay Park Lake Washington Kirkland Washington

A western painted turtle on a log in a pond.

Western painted turtle (chrysemys picta) sitting on rock basking in late morning sun in fresh water pond

Two western painted turtles are sunning themselves on a log at the warm Springs Ponds Wildlife Management Area, Montana.

a turtle crawls onto a log to sun bath in a marsh near Naples, Florida

Wild red eared slider and western painted turtles sunbathing on submerged log at edge of lake

Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) in a Connecticut gravel driveway, spring. Probably looking for a place to lay eggs. The most common North American turtle.

A close-up of a Western Painted Turtle walking on a gravel or dirt path.

Western painted turtles in Beacon Hill Park in Victoria on Vancouver Island

Western Painted Turtles Turtle Tower Juanita Bay Park Lake Washington Kirkland Washiington

Stretched out and sunning himself on a floating log, a wild painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) enjoys the calm water near the South Platte River in Chatfield State Park in Littleton, Colorado.

A close-up frontal portrait of a Western Painted Turtle with its face and head.

A close-up of a Western Painted Turtle walking on a gravel or dirt path.

Western Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta Green Lily Pads Juanita Bay Park Lake Washington Kirkland Washington

western painted turtle close-up

First Spring Day Western Painted Turtle Line Sunning Themselves Chrysemys picta Juanita Bay Park Lake Washington Kirkland Washington

Two western painted turtles lounge on the bank of a pond near Fullerton, California.

Close-up of a painted turtle that is resting at the surface of the water and is surrounded by water plants that are growing in a marsh on a warm summer day in August with a blurred background.

Western Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta Green Lily Pads Juanita Bay Park Lake Washington Kirkland Washington

Western Painted Turtles Turtle Tower Juanita Bay Park Lake Washington Kirkland Washiington

As spring warm up the turtles start to show up, looking for the heat of the sun.

A threatened species in the state of Oregon, this Western Painted Turtle basks in the sun alongside a pond

A western painted turtle that is resting on rocks in the pond.

A close-up capture of a western painted turtle basking in the bright sunshine resting peacefully on top of a tree stump on the edges of a pond offering the ideal living environment.

Close-up of a painted turtle resting on an old tree stump that is surrounded by water plants in a marsh on a warm summer day in august with a blurred background.

A side view of a pond turtle sunbathing on a tree stump on the edges of a pond stretching out its neck to the fullest revealing the classic markings of the western painted turtle.

Western Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta Green Lily Pads Juanita Bay Park Lake Washington Kirkland Washington

Close-up of two painted turtles resting on an old tree stump that is surrounded by water plants in a marsh on a warm summer day in August with a blurred background.

Close-up of a painted turtle that is resting at the surface of the water and is surrounded by water plants that are growing in a marsh on a warm summer day in August with a blurred background.

Western Painted Turtles Chrysemys picta Green Lily Pads Juanita Bay Park Lake Washington Kirkland Washiington

Close-up of a painted turtle that is resting at the surface of the water and is surrounded by water plants that are growing in a marsh on a warm summer day in August with a blurred background.

Close-up of a painted turtle resting on an old tree stump that is surrounded by water plants in a marsh on a warm summer day in august with a blurred background.

Small turtle resting on the bank of a waterway in lush vegetation

A western painted turtle that is resting on rocks in the pond.

A western painted turtle that is resting on rocks in the pond.

A western painted turtle that is resting on rocks in the pond.

Western Painted Turtle foating on a water surface

A western painted turtle that is resting on rocks in the pond.

A western painted turtle that is resting on rocks in the pond.

A western painted turtle that is resting on rocks in the pond.

A pair of turtles sit on the rock as the koi fish swim past.

A western painted turtle that is resting on rocks in the pond.