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The Pearl River map turtle ( Graptemys pearlensis) is a species of emydid turtle native to the southern United States. According to a study done in January 2017, the species G. pearlensis was significantly less abundant in the Pearl River region as compared to G. oculifera and exhibited a smaller number of reproductively mature females.
July 16, 2024 at 9:34 AM. A potential new setback to the contentious One Lake development project comes down to the Pearl River Map Turtle, a species named for its distinct map-like shell pattern ...
Graptemys ocalifera Nutaphand, 1979 ( ex errore) [2] Graptemys oculifera. — H.M. Smith & Brodie, 1982 [3] The ringed map turtle or ringed sawback ( Graptemys oculifera) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae endemic to the southern United States .
Habitat. The northern map turtle inhabits ponds, rivers, and lakes. They prefer large bodies of water and areas with fallen trees and other debris for basking. These turtles are more often found in rivers than in lakes or ponds. They are found in larger rivers and lakes in the northern portion of their range [8] but are more likely to live in ...
Pearl River map turtles are freshwater turtles native to the Pearl River in Mississippi and Louisiana, using beaches to build nests. The turtles get their name from the map-like patterns on their ...
The yellow-bellied slider ( Trachemys scripta scripta) is a subspecies of the pond slider ( Trachemys scripta ), a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is native to the southeastern United States, specifically from Florida to southeastern Virginia, [ 4] and is the most common turtle species in its range. [ 5]
Range map of the three subspecies of pond slider. The Cumberland slider is shown in blue. The Cumberland slider ( Trachemys scripta troostii), also called commonly the Cumberland turtle and Troost's turtle, is a subspecies of pond slider, a semiaquatic turtle in the family Emydidae. The subspecies is indigenous to the Southeastern United States .
Cumberland slider. The pond slider ( Trachemys scripta) is a species of common, medium-sized, semiaquatic turtle. Three subspecies are described, [ 2] the most recognizable of which is the red-eared slider ( T. s. elegans ), which is popular in the pet trade and has been introduced to other parts of the world by people releasing it to the wild.