My daughter found this turtle in the backyard cutting the grass. It is not a box turtle and in fact looks like a water type turtle as it has very long claws which would likely be more ground down if it where a land dwelling turtle. However we don't have any close water sources nearby to speak of. We live in and around the Atlanta area of Georgia. I am leaning towards a Florida Cooter but still cant find a good matching photo. Can anyone help positively ID this species?
Carapace
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Plastron
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Side shot
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Thanks for looking.
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