False Map Turtle
Relatives in same Genus
Barbour's Map Turtle (G. barbouri)
Common Map Turtle (G. geographica)
Mississippi Map Turtle (G. kohnii)
Black knobbed Map Turtle (G. nigrinoda)
Alabama Map Turtle (G. pulchra) ...
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
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Status The false map turtle has no status in Minnesota. Description This is a medium to large sized Minnesota turtle that grows 5 to 10 inches carapace length. The shell is dark brown, olive, or black.
False Map Turtle Stats
Scientific Name: Graptemys pseudogeographica
Family: Emydidae
Adult Size: Females are generally larger (up to 10½ inches) while males are only approximately 6 inches.
False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)
No photo of the False Map Turtle available.
The False Map Turtle is from the order Testudines. All turtles are testudines (or Chelonia). There are more than 280 different species belonging to this order.
False Map Turtles are very similar to Ouachita Map Turtles.
Identification ...
False Map Turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica
Mississippi Map Turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii
Alabama Map Turtle Graptemys pulchra
Texas Map Turtle Graptemys versa ...
This map turtle inhabitats major rivers north to Burnett County on the St. Croix River and Columbia County on the Wisconsin River. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the False Map Turtle.
 See also: Turtle, Map Turtle, Shell, Reptile, Ouachita Map Turtle
  
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