Eastern Painted Turtle

• Scientific name: Chrysemys picta
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Reptilia
• Order: Testudines
• Family: Emydidae
• Genus: Chrysemys
• Species: C. picta

Fun Facts

• Eastern painted turtles are the most colorful turtles in North America.
• Mostly diurnal (active during the day), most of their day is spent basking on logs, stumps, and stream banks.
• These turtles are usually very timid, and flee from approaching humans.
• Their diet consists of vegetation, insects, snails, small crayfish and fish.
• They can grow 4 to 6 inches in length.