I need help finding out what kind of Turtle i have?

Question

A tutle was gave to me found in Michigan very small green with black spots on it and a yellow line behind its eyes long narrow nose.

Answer 1

Here are all the indigenous species of Michigan:

Blanding’s Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii

Common Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica

Common Musk Turtle (Stinkpot)
Sternotherus odoratus

Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina serpentina

Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina carolina

Eastern Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera spinifera

Midland Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta marginata

Red-eared slider
Trachemys scripta elegans

Spotted Turtle
Clemmys guttata

Wood Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta

With that description, it can be many turtles (painted, softshell, musk, snapping..). Send me a picture ([e-mail]) or go to this gallery and click on the turtle I listed above and look at each picture. The gallery has many pictures of each species.

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/world_of_turtles/

Answer 2

Does the turtle have a leathery shell? the coloration and the yellow area near the eyes sound like a softshell turtle. A pic would help.

Answer 3

Reddish belly with patterns in other colors?

If so, it is a Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta), a common wild and captive turtle. It does OK in captivity (better if captive bred than wild caught), although young ones can be tricky for new keepers.

Check out the site below for good general turtle info:

Answer 4

If you go to Turtletimes.com and post a picture your turtle can be identified. It sounds like a yellow slider but a picture will confirm it.

Answer 5

Sounds like a young Box turtle, but im not sure- short description u gave.

Answer 6

Check out this site

Answer 7

I think it is a yellow slider.

Answer 8

does it snap at you that be cool if it was a snapping turtle well not for you but still