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Glyptemys insculpta X Emydoidea blandingii
Glyptemys insculpta X Emydoidea blandingii
Photographer: James Harding

ID: 0000 0000 0817 3077 (2017-08-28)

Copyright © 2017 James H. Harding

 
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  • date of photo  Aug 2017
  • this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected
  • photo location   Ingham County, Michigan, USA
  • animal's place of origin   Michigan, US
  • family Emydidae
  • order Testudines
  • class Reptilia
  • habitat  semi-aquatic
  • notes   This photo shows a hybrid turtle (female), hatched in 2000 from eggs laid by a female Wood Turtle and fertilized by a male Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii). This occurred in an enclosed outdoor pond, and was unintentional.
  • camera   Nikon B700
  • photo category: Animal - Reptile

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    1. Reviewed by James Harding    Aug 28, 2017

    Action: changed name from "Glyptemys insculpta" to "Glyptemys insculpta X Emydoidea blandingii "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "Update by photographer to note the intergeneric hybrid origin of this specimen."

     
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