Graptemys geographica Le Sueur 1817 (common map turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Alternative combination: Testudo geographica

Belongs to Graptemys according to J. A. Holman et al. 1990

See also Clarke 1953, Hay 1930, van Dijk et al. 2014 and Wood 1946

Sister taxa: Graptemys barbouri, Graptemys caglei, Graptemys ernsti, Graptemys flavimaculata, Graptemys gibbonsi, Graptemys kerneri, Graptemys kohni, Graptemys nigrinoda, Graptemys oculifera, Graptemys ouachitensis, Graptemys pearlensis, Graptemys pseudogeographica, Graptemys pulchra, Graptemys sabinensis, Graptemys versa, Graptemys yamashitai

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (3: Alabama, Kansas, Texas)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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