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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Order
  
Testudines

Scientific name
  
Graptemys oculifera

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Reptilia

Family
  
Emydidae

Rank
  
Species

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Species profile ringed map turtle


The ringed map turtle or ringed sawback (Graptemys oculifera) is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family endemic to the southern United States.

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Geographic range

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It is found only in the Pearl River system in Louisiana and Mississippi. It shares this range with the Pearl River map turtle (G. pearlensis).

Description

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Males may attain a carapace length of 10 cm (4 in). Females are larger, and may attain a carapace length of 22 cm (8.5 in). On the carapace are light-colored rings, which are thicker than the rings on Graptemys nigrinoda.

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References

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