Ringed map turtle
| Ringed map turtle | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Subfamily: | Deirochelyinae |
| Genus: | Graptemys |
| Species: | G. oculifera |
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| Graptemys oculifera (Baur, 1890) | |
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The ringed map turtle or ringed sawback (Graptemys oculifera) is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family endemic to the southern United States.
Geographic range
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
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.[4]
References
- ↑ van Dijk, P.P. (2010). "Graptemys oculifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ Fritz, Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ Smith, H.M., and E.D. Brodie, Jr. 1982. Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden Press. New York. 240 pp. ISBN 0-307-13666-3 (paperback). (Graptemys oculifera, pp. 52-53.)
- ↑ Conant, R. 1975. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. xviii + 429 pp. + 48 plates. ISBN 0-395-19979-4 (hardcover), ISBN 0-395-19977-8 (paperback). (Graptemys oculifera, p. 59 + Plate 8 + Map 17.)
Further reading
- Baur, G. 1890. Two New Species of Tortoises from the South. Science 16 (405): 262-263. (Malacoclemmys oculifera)
- Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Graptemys oculifera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
Family Emydidae (pond turtles) | ||
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| Genus | Species of the subfamily Deirochelyinae |  |
| Chrysemys | ||
| Deirochelys | ||
| Graptemys | ||
| Malaclemys | ||
| Pseudemys | ||
| Trachemys | ||
Species of the subfamily Emydinae | ||
| Clemmys | ||
| Emys | ||
| Glyptemys | ||
| Terrapene | ||
Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist. Subspecies and the extinct (Gyremys sectabilis) are not included. | ||
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