Nicaraguan Slider vs. Peninsular Cooter

Nicaraguan Sliders bask in south Florida canals beside Peninsular Cooters. A: A round ring with a dark centre on each shell plate in the Nicaraguan Slider; no rings in the Peninsular Cooter. B: Orange, pink or yellow stripes behind the eye in the Nicaraguan Slider; yellow stripes that bend into hairpin loops on top of the head in the Peninsular Cooter.

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