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Pond Slider vs. Common Box Turtle

The shell pattern: Pond Slider — broad yellow bars or stripes on each plate or plain, no pattern; Common Box Turtle — irregular yellow or orange blotches. The head marks: Pond Slider — a red or orange patch behind the eye; Common Box Turtle — yellow or orange spots or plain. The underside: Pond Slider — rigid, covering the underside; Common Box Turtle — hinged across the middle — it can close up.

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Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

Common Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina
Pond Slider vs. Common Box Turtle: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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