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Pond Slider vs. Ornate Box Turtle

The shell pattern: Pond Slider — broad yellow bars or stripes on each plate or plain, no pattern; Ornate Box Turtle — yellow lines fanning out from the centre of each plate. The head marks: Pond Slider — a red or orange patch behind the eye; Ornate Box Turtle — yellow or orange spots.

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Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

Ornate Box Turtle

Terrapene ornata
Pond Slider vs. Ornate Box Turtle: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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