Florida Cooter (Pseudemys Floridana) And Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis)

Scientific Name: Reptiles

Common Name: Florida Cooter (Pseudemys floridana) and Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Family: Florida Cooter (Pseudemys floridana) and Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Locale: Payne’s Prairie

Specific Region: Gainesville, Florida

Description: This is a Florida cooter turtle basking next to an American alligator. Nice to see cooperation with sharing the log in the sun.

Date: February 12, 2009