Biology:Mississippi map turtle
| Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni | |
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| Top: Mississippi Map Turtle; Bottom: False Map Turtle | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Genus: | Graptemys |
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| Subspecies: | G. p. kohni
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| Trinomial name | |
| Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni (Baur, 1890)
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The Mississippi map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni) is a subspecies of land and water turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. G. p. kohni is endemic to the central United States .
Etymology
The Mississippi map turtle derives its common name not from the state of Mississippi, but rather from the Mississippi River.
The specific name, kohni, is in honor of amateur naturalist Joseph Gustave Kohn (1837–1906) of New Orleans, Louisiana, who collected the type specimen.[3][4]
Geographic range
Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni is found along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, from Illinois and Missouri southward.
Description
Their grey shells are covered in yellow lines resembling contour lines.
Captivity
File:Mississippi map turtle swimming in tank.gk.webm The Mississippi map turtle is a popular pet for aquarists and is very enjoyable to watch.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 189. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.
- ↑ "Graptemys pseudogeographica ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Baur G (1890). "Two New Species of Tortoises from the South". Science 16 (405): 262-263. (Malacoclemmys kohnii, new species, p. 263).
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Graptemys kohni, p. 145).
Further reading
- Conant R (1975). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. xviii + 429 pp. + 48 plates. ISBN:0-395-19979-4 (hardback), ISBN:0-395-19977-8 (paperback). (Graptemys kohni, pp. 56–57 + Plates 5, 8 + Map 19).
- Powell R, Conant R, Collins JT (2016). Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Fourth Edition. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. xiv + 494 pp., 47 Plates, 207 Figures. ISBN:978-0-544-12997-9. (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii, pp. 208–209, Figure 93 + Plates 16, 21).
- Smith HM; Brodie ED Jr (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. ISBN:0-307-13666-3 (paperback). (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni, pp. 50–51.)
Wikidata ☰ Q3499511 entry
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