What is "red-bellied turtle"

n. freshwater turtle of Chesapeake bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell [syn: red-bellied terrapin, redbelly, Pseudemys rubriventris]

Red-bellied turtle can refer to several turtle species from the genus Pseudemys, known as cooters:

• Pseudemys alabamensis, the Alabama red-bellied turtle
• Pseudemys nelsoni, the Florida red-bellied turtle
• Pseudemys rubriventris, the Northern red-bellied turtle