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Ouachita Map Turtle

Graptemys ouachitensis

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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 39, February 37, March 42, April 80, May 49, June 24, July 21, August 22, September 26, October 28, November 36, December 35.
United States2,626
Texas441
Oklahoma291
Canada288
Ontario277
Wisconsin268
Arkansas241
Minnesota215
Tennessee208
Kentucky134

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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