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Home › Gallery › Turtle quick photo reference: large
Turtle quick photo reference: large

Turtle quick photo reference: large

Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) adult
Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera) male (left) and female (right)
Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica) adult

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