Northern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta

• Order: Testudines
• Family: Emydidae (Box and Basking Turtles)
• Species: Chrysemys picta (KRIS-eh-mes PIK-tuh)
• Common English Name: Northern Painted Turtle
• Common Spanish Name: Tortuga Pintada

Chrysemys picta. Photograph by Carl S. Lieb.

Last Update: 17 Jul 2009