What kind of turtle is this?

[keiraliang]

I saw this in the creek behind my house.

He's walking aorund in the water.

Looks fun!.

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[egyptiandan]

It looks like a melanistic male Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, to me.

Danny

 

[latshki]

mud or musk turtle

 

[matt41gb]

Agreed, old melanistic red-eared slider.

-Matt

 

[-JM]

Mud turtle. We have them like crazy in our creek and cattle tank.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

It's a RES no doubt...

 

[Kristina]

RES, no way it is a Mud turtle.

 

[matt41gb]

Red-eared slider. Not even close to a mud turtle.

-Matt

 

[TORTOMANIA]

no way its a res , look at the scute pattern, and light shell ,and wheres his red ears??
i think it's a mud turtle

 

[Kristina]

If that is a mud turtle I will EAT my pet mud turtle.

Males often change color drastically as they age.

Where are the red ears on this one?

This one is beginning to fade...

The original posted turtle is a very OLD male RES. I have no doubt what so ever.