Ringed map turtle
Ringed map turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Emydidae |
Genus: | Graptemys |
Species: | G. oculifera
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Binomial name | |
Graptemys oculifera (Baur, 1890)
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Range map | |
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The ringed map turtle or ringed sawback (Graptemys oculifera) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae endemic to the southern United States.
Geographic range
It is frequently found in the Pearl River system in Louisiana and Mississippi. It shares this range with the Pearl River map turtle (G. pearlensis).
Description
Male turtles may attain a
Graptemys nigrinoda.[4]
References
- . Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- S2CID 87809001.
- ISBN 0-307-13666-3(paperback). (Graptemys oculifera, pp. 52-53.)
- ISBN 0-395-19977-8(paperback). (Graptemys oculifera, p. 59 + Plate 8 + Map 17.)
Further reading
- Baur, G. 1890. Two New Species of Tortoises from the South. Science 16 (405): 262–263. (Malacoclemmys oculifera)
- Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Graptemys oculifera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 July 2007. Taxidermistsalso play a big role in the way these turtles act.