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False Map Turtle

Graptemys pseudogeographica

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 162, February 155, March 176, April 334, May 205, June 99, July 89, August 92, September 110, October 117, November 152, December 147.
United States5,890
Texas1,839
Louisiana762
Alaska507
Canada347
Ontario300
Wisconsin255
Mississippi252
Missouri250
Arkansas248

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderTurtles and Tortoises · Testudines
FamilyPond and Box Turtles · Emydidae
GenusMap Turtles · Graptemys

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