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Summary

DescriptionPainted Turtle Distribution alternate.svg	English: Partial map of North America, showing the native range of the Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta), separated into its four sub-species.   Eastern (C. p. picta)   Mixing of Eastern and Midland Painted Turtles   Midland (C. p. marginata)   Mixing of Western and Midland Painted Turtles   Western (C. p. bellii)   Southern (C. p. dorsalis)   Mixing of Southern and Eastern Painted Turtles Deutsch: Verbreitung der Zierschildkröte in Nordamerika (Chrysemys picta) unterteilt in ihre vier Unterarten.   Östliche Zierschildkröte (C. p. picta)   Mischformen aus Östlicher und Mittelländischer Zierschildkröte   Mittelländische Zierschildkröte (C. p. marginata)   Mischformen aus Westlicher und Mittelländischer Zierschildkröte   Westliche Zierschildkröte (C. p. bellii)   Südliche Zierschildkröte (C. p. dorsalis)   Mischformen Südlicher und Östlicher Zierschildkröte
Date	9 February 2011
Source	Own work Base map from: File:BlankMap-USA-states-Canada-provinces, HI closer.svg Mexico map from: File:Mexico template.svg   W3C-validity not checked.
Author	Fallschirmjäger
Other versions	Derivative works of this file: Painted Turtle Distribution alternate rus.svg Painted Turtle Distribution alternate-fr.svg

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