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The Mississippi map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii), also known commonly as Kohn's map turtle, [3] is a subspecies of land and water turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. G. p. kohnii is native to the central United States.
A review of zoo records published in 1992 identified the maximum period of time that many species of Graptemys lived in captivity in North American zoos, ranging from eight to 35 years, including: Barbour's map turtle (G. barbouri) 31 years 8 months; false map turtle (G. pseudogeographica ssp.) 32 years and 6 months; Mississippi map turtle (G ...
In the orb-weaving spider Zygiella x-notata, for example, adult females have a larger body size than adult males. [46] Size dimorphism shows a correlation with sexual cannibalism, [47] which is prominent in spiders (it is also found in insects such as praying mantises). In the size dimorphic wolf spider Tigrosa helluo, food-limited females ...
The Pascagoula map turtle is restricted to the Pascagoula River system in the state of Mississippi in the United States. [4] It formerly included a population in the Pearl River, but in 2010, that population was described as a separate species, the Pearl River map turtle, Graptemys pearlensis. [5]
The Pearl River Map Turtle was discovered by researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2010 and was officially inducted into the “endangered species” category by the U.S. Fish ...
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 ...
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A big threat to the Chinese stripe-necked turtle is the existence of another breed of turtle called the red-eared slider. They have certain advantages over other animals in the area, including a ...