Northern Map Turtle vs. Northern Red-bellied Cooter

A Northern Map Turtle has a yellow spot behind the eye, a low ridge down the shell and a fine net of pale lines on it. A Red-bellied Cooter has yellow stripes but no spot, no ridge, and a red to coral underside.

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