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  Male Vs Female - Spotted Turtle - Clemmys Guttata             Figure 1 Male Spotted Turtles will have more black colouration on their plastrons, while females will typically have less. Females may also be more brightly coloured than the males with bright yellows, oranges and reds being visible around the head, see figure 2 & 3. Male (left) and Female (right)                                Figure 2                                                                                                                               Figure 3 Spotted Turtles are sexually  dimorphic, males are typically larger and have concave plastrons, while females are smaller and have flat plastrons.