What kind of turtle is this? I'm usually good at identifying them, but this ne stumped me when I first saw it.[Rapides Parish, Louisiana]
Sorry about the image. I didn't think it would load sideways.
>>5166855Can't make much detail out on my phone, but it's probably a weird color variant of a normal species (either due to genetics or disease) since all the freshwater turtle species in Louisiana have brown or black shells.
Cumberland slider? They're usually found in TN and Mississippi but occasionally occur is Louisiana
>>5166867Definitely some kind of slider judging by how its scales are arranged.I found a picture of a Cuban Slider with similar shell colors to the turtle in your pic.
