It looks like a painted turtle to me, but a bit hard to tell from the picture. If you just found it outside, I think it could be a female out and about to lay eggs... my suggestion would be to let her back out to care for herself.
Here is a site about painted turtles with a couple pictures, though the eastern and western look a bit different. http://www.holoweb.com/cannon/painted.htm
The plastern (underside of the shell) may be colorful or plain, depending on whether it is a juvenile or adult, or an eastern or western painted. Good luck![]()
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