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Texas Cooter
Pseudemys texana
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Pond SliderTrachemys scripta
River CooterPseudemys concinna
Texas Map TurtleGraptemys versa
Spiny SoftshellApalone spinifera
False Map TurtleGraptemys pseudogeographica
Rio Grande CooterPseudemys gorzugi
Mesoamerican SliderTrachemys venusta
Painted TurtleChrysemys picta
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 8,096 |
|---|---|
| United States | 5,821 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Turtles and Tortoises · Testudines |
| Family | Pond and Box Turtles · Emydidae |
| Genus | Cooters · Pseudemys |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Texas Cooter with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.