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Illustration of a Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) egg, 30.16 × 19.05 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Chrysemys picta marginata

  • 30.16 × 19.05 mm (approx.)
  • Clutch: 3–14 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States

White, smooth and slightly pitted; flexible when laid, hardening as it takes up water.

Sources of information

Size
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources: Midland Painted Turtle.
Agrees with: Hammerson 1999 (NatureServe), via Encyclopedia of Puget Sound: Chrysemys picta.
Description
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources: Midland Painted Turtle.
Agrees with: Hammerson 1999 (NatureServe), via Encyclopedia of Puget Sound: Chrysemys picta; Ernst 1971, Sexual cycles and maturity of the turtle, Chrysemys picta, Biological Bulletin 140(2): 191–200.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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