Cooter
Relatives in same Genus
Florida Redbelly Turtle (P. nelsoni)
Texas River Cooter (P. texana) ...
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
Photo by J. Willson
Description: A large turtle often found in rivers.
River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted ...
Florida Cooter
Pseudemys floridana
Photo by J. White
Description: The Florida cooter is a large turtle with very similar physical characteristics to the river cooter.
The Florida Cooter, Pseudemys floridana floridana, is found in the panhandle and northern Florida. Its shell is dark with faint yellow markings. It has yellow markings on its head and feet. It may reach 13" in length.
Pond cooters are primarily herbivorous, although juveniles will eat some insects and take chopped meat.
River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
No photo of the River Cooter available.
The River Cooter is from the order Testudines. All turtles are testudines (or Chelonia). There are more than 280 different species belonging to this order.
Peninsula Cooter
Sighting:
Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida ...
Eastern River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna concinna
photo by John White
Species Description: ...
Eastern River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
Description
Habitats
Habits and Life History
Prey and Hunting Techniques ...
Cooter, Northern Red-bellied (Pseudemys rubriventris)
Terrapin, Diamond-backed (Malaclemmys terrapin)
Turtle, Blanding's (Emydoidea blandingii)
Turtle, Bog (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)
Turtle, Eastern Box (Terrapene carolina) ...
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna concinna. Common and statewide in rivers, lakes, and larger streams. Subspecific allocation of Alabama’s populations is problematic. Lowest Conservation Concern.
Northern Redbelly Cooter
Scientific Name: Pseudemys rubriventris rubriventris
Size: 10-12.5 inches (25.4-32 cm) in length
PA Status: Threatened Species ...
Coastal Plain cooter (Chrysemys floridana floridana)
common rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma)
Cumberland slider (Trachemys scripta troostii)
eastern black kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula nigra) ...
The Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) is a reptile that is common in North America,southern Canada, and northern Mexico and is a water turtle related to other water turtles such as sliders and cooters.
Aquatic turtles, especially the sliders and cooters, are notorious as carriers of the salmonella bacteria which can be transmitted to humans and a potential health hazard. Red-eared slider hatchlings use to be a popular first pet for children.
While many live near water, turtles can’t breathe underwater-they hold their breath. The Cypress Swamp exhibits yellow-bellied sliders, chicken turtles, spotted turtles, river cooters and alligator snapping turtles.
 See also: Turtle, Shell, Slider, Reptile, River Cooter
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