Whats the difference between.....?

Question

male and female Mid-Land Painted Turtles??

And male and female Common Map Turtles??

Answer 1

Male and female painted turtles can easily be distinguished by the long front claws present on the males. This is both the most obvious characteristic as well as the one most easily determined by the novice. This can be readily be seen in the photo on the right of the Southern Painted turtles, Chrysemys picta dorsalis. In the photo the male is on the right.  In addition to this the males have longer tails that are thicker at the base with the cloacal opening positioned further away from the body of  the animal than in the female. Males also tend to be smaller than females.