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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 ...
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.
Graptemys is a genus of freshwater turtles containing 14 species, commonly known as map turtles. [5] Graptemys are small to medium-sized turtles that are significantly sexually dimorphic, with females in some species attaining as much as twice the length and ten times the mass as males.
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 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 Wheelers have a brood of critters on the farm keeping Hoss company: two highland bulls, a miniature donkey and horse, four dogs, a Mississippi map turtle and, of course, the hatchling Little ...
The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in North America and one of the larger freshwater turtles in the world. One record sized individual with a 31.5-inch (80 cm) shell has been documented, and another 251-pound (114 kg) captive specimen recorded, however, 35–100 pounds (16–45 kg) and 12–20 inches (30–51 cm) is ...
Beach crews have found the first sea turtle nest on the Mississippi mainland in four years. A Harrison County Sand Beach crew that was cleaning up found what appeared to be turtle tracks just east ...