Learn about habitat needs, diet, lighting, and common health issues. Painted turtles are named for their ornate shell markings and are also known as Chrysemys picta. This species includes the Eastern ...

I was surprised by the movement underneath the shrub I was watering when a medium-size painted turtle came scurrying out. OK, it wasn’t that much of a scurry, but it was still moving quite quickly for ...

The painted turtle is the most abundant turtle in North America. Four regional subspecies exist; although their ranges overlap and border populations interbreed, the subspecies differ in appearance, ...