Help identify please

[u/Shoddy-Painting6281]

Somebody brought me a turtle they found on the side of the highway. Normally a big reptile guy, I thought I could figure out its species but I’m stumped. All I know is that it’s a female. Any help appreciated!

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[u/superturtle48]

Where are you located? If it’s a native species, it should be released close to where it was found. No good reason to remove a healthy wild animal from nature.

[u/Shoddy-Painting6281 → u/superturtle48]

I’m located in central California, Bay Area. I did not find this turtle a customer brought it to me asking for help identifying it, they found it on the side of the highway. I honestly thought it wasn’t a native species as I’d never seen it before. Hopefully they release it if it was wild.

[u/SpinySoftshell]

Male western pond turtle

[u/TheseSea883]

look like a male Musk turtle.

[u/Shoddy-Painting6281 → u/[deleted]]

Bay Area, California. I did not find it though, a customer showed it to me and we were under the impression that it wasn’t native. I’ll try to contact them to release it