Alabama Red-Bellied Turtle

An Alabama red-bellied turtle suns itself on a fallen tree in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta in south Alabama. This species of turtle is the state reptile of Alabama and is critically endangered.

A red-bellied turtle with an algae-covered shell crawls across a fallen log beside a marsh.
Photo by James Godwin, Auburn University Natural Heritage Program

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Alabama Red-Bellied Turtle

Alabama Red-Bellied Turtle

A red-bellied turtle with an algae-covered shell crawls across a fallen log beside a marsh.

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