Bog Turtle vs. Wood Turtle

They are close relatives. A Wood Turtle is much larger, up to 9 inches, with a rough, sculptured shell in which every plate rises in a low pyramid of growth rings, and orange or red skin on the neck and legs. A Bog Turtle is small, 3 to 4.5 inches, with a smoother shell and an orange or yellow blotch on each side of the head.

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