Alabama Map Turtle (Graptemys pulchra)
No photo of the Alabama Map Turtle available.
The Alabama Map Turtle is from the order Testudines. All turtles are testudines (or Chelonia). There are more than 280 different species belonging to this order.
Alabama Map Turtle (Graptemys pulchra)
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Alabama Map Turtle
(Graptemys pulchra)
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The Alabama Map Turtle is a moderate-sized map turtle. The carapace is brown or dark olive with a series of concentric fine yellow markings on the dorsal scales.
Alabama Map Turtle Graptemys pulchra
Texas Map Turtle Graptemys versa
Status The Cagle's Map Turtle is an officially endangered species in the United States: U.S. Endangered Species Act, May 4, 2004.
Alabama Map Turtle Graptemys pulchra. Fairly common throughout Mobile Bay drainage. Mostly confined to Alabama, but ranges into Mississippi along Tombigbee River and into Georgia along Coosa River.
The Alabama Map Turtle, Graptemys pulchra, is found in the western panhandle. Its shell is olive to brown with a black stripe. There are large yellow or greenish blotches on the head and yellow or orange stripes on the neck.
 See also: Turtle, Map Turtle, Shell, Reptile, Cooter
  
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