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The common name, Mississippi map turtle, derives not from the state of Mississippi, but rather from the Mississippi River. [citation needed] The specific name, kohnii, is in honor of amateur naturalist Joseph Gustave Kohn (1837–1906) of New Orleans, Louisiana, who collected the type specimen. [4] [3]
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 ...
Mississippi map turtles (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni), adult female left, adult male right, photographed is situ, Trinity River, Liberty Co., Texas (20 April 2007) Items portrayed in this file depicts
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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 adult size of turtles and tortoises vary by breed. For instance, the sulcata tortoise can easily weigh up to 200 pounds ,” according to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine website. The ...
Tyler County had a total population of 21,766, with an average population of 23.5 inhabitants per square mile (9.1/km 2) in 924.5 square miles (2,394 km 2). The larger towns in Tyler County are Chester (312), Colmesneil (596), Warren (757), and Woodville , the county seat (2,586) with smaller unincorporated communities including Doucette , Fred ...
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.