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What species is the turtle I found by a river in Northern Illinois2007-11-24 2:03:50

The turtle is green on the top, and has a black and orange bottom.

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http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/collections.

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its a painted turtle or maybe a red eared slider

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Do a google search for "turtles in Illinois"

You need to make sure it isn't a protected species.Possessing a protected animal is a criminal offense with a big ol fine attached.

Now, will you answer my question too, please?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;.

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I concure that it's either a painted turtle or some sort of slider.The second answer has some good pics to choose from though!

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does it have red on the side of its head? or yellow? what type of pattern is on the shell? could be a red eared slider or a yellow slider, or many others. need more details.

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its a box turtle or painted turtle. if it has red on the ears its a red eared slider. If the shell is really big its a box turtle.