Eastern Painted Turtle Laying Eggs

Common Name: Eastern Painted Turtle
Scientific Name: Chrysemys picta picta
Genus:
Chrysemys is derived from the Greek words chrysos meaning "gold" and emys which means "freshwater tortoise".
Species: picta is derived from the Latin word pictus which means "painted".
Subspecies: picta is derived from the Latin word pictus which means "painted".