it has one red stripe down each side of its neck and yellow stripes under his neck.
Answers:
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
http://redearslider.com/
http://redearslider.com/images/img_res-3.
how big is it?
brazilian turtle mostly are those small one and you can buy those from chinatown
its a painted turtle, a.k.a green turtle common to north america if you don't believe me check google, thats right GOOGLE, cause yahoo sux, images and search "painted turtle"
wow.three different answers. I suggest asking a vet.
red eared slider turtle
more than likely it is a red ear slider.
i was just at the pet co yesterday with my turtle i got a east African side neck.. beautiful turtle.. anyway he goes to the pet store with me and i was looking at the red ear sliders.. like them also but i don't want something that is going to have to be in a tank all the time.. but that's probably what you got.
Red-ear slider
For more about this species, try http://www.redearslider.com
