Kingdom Animalia Suborder Cryptodira Family Emydidae Scientific name Graptemys pearlensis Higher classification Graptemys Order Turtle | Subphylum Vertebrata Superfamily Testudinoidea Subfamily Deirochelyinae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Turtle, Pascagoula map turtle, Graptemys, Ringed map turtle, Cagle's map turtle | ||
New pearl river map turtle and southern painted turtle
The Pearl River map turtle (Graptemys pearlensis) is a species of emydid turtle native to the southern United States.
Contents
- New pearl river map turtle and southern painted turtle
- Pearl river map turtles at the tennessee aquarium
- Geographic range
- Taxonomy
- References
Pearl river map turtles at the tennessee aquarium
Geographic range
It is endemic to the Pearl River in Louisiana and Mississippi. The ringed map turtle (G. oculifera) is also endemic to the Pearl River.
Taxonomy
Until 2010, it was included in the Pascagoula map turtle (G. gibbonsi), which it resembles.
References
Pearl River map turtle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA