Common Map Turtle
Scientific Name: Graptemys geographica
Size: 7.5-10.8 inches (9-27.3 cm) in length
PA Status: Species of special concern ...
Common Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
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Status The common map turtle has no status in Minnesota. Description This is a medium to large sized Minnesota turtle that grows 6 to 10 inches carapace length. The shell is dark brown, olive, or black.
Common Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted
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Common Map Turtle
Wisconsin status: locally common
The common map turtle looks quite a bit like the other map turtles, but there is a difference. It has a uniformly-colored yellow or creamy plastron (bottom shell). The others have blotchy plastrons.
Common Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)
Identification: Green, olive, or brown carapace has irregular ("map like") markings and a low central keel. Plastron light yellow. Narrow yellow stripes on head and limbs; yellow spot behind eye.
Common Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) ...
Common Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Dwelling in the water. Most reptiles and amphibians are technically semiaquatic.
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COMMON MAP TURTLE
Graptemys geographica
The female of this species attains a carapace length of about 10 inches, while the male's seldom exceeds 5 inches.
They are being bred in captivity but in smaller numbers than some of the more common map turtles. Those that are produced are typically traded among breeders searching for genetic bloodlines for their programs.
Relatives in same Genus
Common Map Turtle (G. geographica)
Mississippi Map Turtle (G. kohnii)
Black knobbed Map Turtle (G. nigrinoda)
False Map Turtle (G. pseudogeographica)
Alabama Map Turtle (G. pulchra) ...
 See also: Turtle, Map Turtle, Shell, Painted Turtle, Musk Turtle
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