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Rio Grande cooter

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Family
  
Emydidae

Scientific name
  
Pseudemys gorzugi

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Testudines

Subfamily
  
Deirochelyinae

Higher classification
  
Pseudemys

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Similar
  
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The Rio Grande cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi ) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae.

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Distribution

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The Rio Grande cooter is found in the Rio Grande drainage of Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas), New Mexico, and Texas.

Etymology

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The specific name, gorzugi, is in honor of George R. Zug, Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles, National Museum of Natural History.


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References

Rio Grande cooter Wikipedia
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