Glyptemys muhlenbergii Schoepff 1801 (bog turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Alternative combinations: Calemys muhlenbergii, Clemmys muhlenbergi, Clemmys muhlenbergii, Testudo muhlenbergii
Belongs to Glyptemys according to J. A. Holman and U. Fritz 2001
See also Bickham 1975, Holman 2002, Hutchison 1963 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Glyptemys insculpta, Glyptemys valentinensis
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Cumberland Cave (Quaternary of Maryland)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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