order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Chrysemys
Species: C. picta
Characteristics
head, tail, feet, - red and yellow striped design
belly - yellowish or ywllo-orange, dark pattern in the center
shell on the back
adaptations:
digs into the mud for insulation
can survive at 3 degrees C without oxygen for 5 months. WOW if thats not not an adaptation then I don't know what is.
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