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The Escambia map turtle (Graptemys ernsti), also known commonly as Ernst's map turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the United States . Geographic range
Graptemys ernsti Lovich & McCoy, 1992 – Escambia map turtle [12] Graptemys flavimaculata Cagle, 1954 – yellow-blotched map turtle or yellow-blotched sawback [12] Graptemys geographica (Lesueur, 1817) – northern map turtle, formerly known as the common map turtle [12] Graptemys gibbonsi Lovich & McCoy, 1992 – Pascagoula map turtle [12]
midland painted turtle: Emydidae: Lowest Deirochelys reticularia reticularia: eastern chicken turtle: Emydidae: Low Graptemys barbouri: Barbour's map turtle: Emydidae: High Graptemys ernsti: Escambia map turtle: Emydidae: Moderate Graptemys geographica: northern map turtle: Emydidae: Low Graptemys nigrinoda delticola: delta map turtle southern ...
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Spotted turtle; Painted turtle; Chicken turtle; Coastal plain cooter; Common box turtle; false map turtle; Escambia map turtle; Barbour's map turtle; Florida red-bellied cooter; Peninsula cooter; Suwannee cooter; Red-eared slider; Yellow-bellied slider; Eastern river cooter; Diamondback terrapin
This bog turtle displays the keeled carapace, large bridge, and small head found in most emydids. The upper shell of most emydids is the shape of a low arch, although in some species, it is domed. The upper shell may have one or two ridges that run from front to the back of the animal (a projection commonly called a "keel"), or such a feature ...
While common species in the northeast include Blanding's turtle, wood turtle, and bog turtle, common species in the southeastern U.S. include gopher tortoise, pond slider, Escambia map turtle, Barbour's map turtle, eastern river cooter, striped mud turtle, loggerhead musk turtle, and the Florida softshell turtle.
Northern map turtle at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois. Map turtles are considered habitat specialists and may be replaced by a more tolerant species when their habitat is altered. [11] The effects of human interference by way boating and recreation on shorelines are likely impeding the map turtle from re-establishing itself in natural ...