Rio Grande Cooter vs. Pond Slider

Both bask on logs in the lower Pecos and Black rivers (records share all of the cooter's New Mexico squares). A: Thin yellow stripes, no red patch in the Rio Grande Cooter; a red (or yellow) stripe running back from the eye in the Pond Slider. B: Bull's-eye rings on each side plate in the Rio Grande Cooter; yellow bars and stripes in the Pond Slider.

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