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Cagle's Map Turtle

Graptemys caglei

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 49, February 47, March 53, April 101, May 62, June 48, July 27, August 28, September 33, October 35, November 46, December 45.
United States558
Texas558

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Cagle's Map Turtle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.