Mississippi map turtle

Mississippi map turtle
	Top: Mississippi Map Turtle; Bottom: False Map Turtle
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Graptemys
Species:	G. pseudogeographica
Subspecies:	G. p. kohnii
Trinomial name
	Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii; (Baur, 1890)
Synonyms
	Malacoclemmys kohnii ; Baur, 1890; Graptemys kohnii ; — Baur, 1893; Malaclemys lesueurii kohnii ; — Siebenrock, 1909; Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii ; — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917; Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni ; — Mertens, 1934; Graptemys kohni ; — Cagle, 1953; Malaclemys kohni ; — McDowell, 1964; Graptemys khonii ; Ferri, 2002 (ex errore); Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii ; — Rhodin et al., 2010;

The Mississippi map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii), also known commonly as Kohn's map turtle,^[3] is a subspecies of land and water turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. G. p. kohnii is native to the central United States.

Etymology

The common name, Mississippi map turtle, derives not from the state of Mississippi, but rather from the Mississippi River.^{[citation needed]}

The specific name, kohnii, is in honor of amateur naturalist Joseph Gustave Kohn (1837–1906) of New Orleans, Louisiana, who collected the type specimen.^[4]^[3]

Geographic range

G. p. kohnii is found along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, from Illinois and Missouri southward.^{[citation needed]}

Description

The gray carapace of G. p. kohnii is covered in yellow lines which resemble contour lines of a map.^{[citation needed]}

Captivity

A Mississippi map turtle swimming inside a tank.

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. S2CID 87809001.
^ Species Graptemys pseudogeographica at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
^ ^a ^b 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 kohnii, p. 145).
^ Baur G (1890). "Two New Species of Tortoises from the South". Science 16 (405): 262–263. (Malacoclemmys kohnii, new species, p. 263).

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.)

[Fritz2007-1] Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 189. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. S2CID 87809001.

[2] Species Graptemys pseudogeographica at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[Bo-3] 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 kohnii, p. 145).

[4] Baur G (1890). "Two New Species of Tortoises from the South". Science 16 (405): 262–263. (Malacoclemmys kohnii, new species, p. 263).

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