Ringed map turtle

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Ringed map turtle
Ringed sawback turtle - Graptemys oculifera.jpg
Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Graptemys
Species:
G. oculifera
Binomial name
Graptemys oculifera
(Baur, 1890)
Graptemys oculifera map.png
Range map
Synonyms
  • Malacoclemmys oculifera Baur, 1890
  • Graptemys oculifera — Baur, 1893
  • Malaclemys lesueurii oculifera
    — Siebenrock, 1909
  • Graptemys pseudogeographica oculifera — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917
  • Graptemys oculifera oculifera
    — Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Malaclemys oculifera
    — McDowell, 1964
  • Malaclemys oculifer
    — Cochran & Goin, 1970
  • Graptemys ocalifera Nutaphand, 1979 (ex errore)[2]
  • Graptemys oculifera
    — H.M. Smith & Brodie, 1982[3]

The ringed map turtle or ringed sawback (Graptemys oculifera) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae endemic to the southern United States.

Geographic range[]

It is frequently found in the Pearl River system in Louisiana and Mississippi. It shares this range with the Pearl River map turtle (G. pearlensis).

Description[]

Male turtles may attain a carapace length of 10 cm (4 in). Females are larger, and may attain a carapace length of 22 cm (8.5 in). On the carapace are light-colored rings, which are thicker than the rings on Graptemys nigrinoda.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ van Dijk, P.P. (2011). "Graptemys oculifera". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T9499A97421112. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013.RLTS.T9499A12996892.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. ^ Fritz, Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. ^ Smith, H.M., and E.D. Brodie Jr. 1982. Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden Press. New York. 240 pp. ISBN 0-307-13666-3 (paperback). (Graptemys oculifera, pp. 52-53.)
  4. ^ Conant, R. 1975. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. xviii + 429 pp. + 48 plates. ISBN 0-395-19979-4 (hardcover), ISBN 0-395-19977-8 (paperback). (Graptemys oculifera, p. 59 + Plate 8 + Map 17.)

Further reading[]

  • Baur, G. 1890. Two New Species of Tortoises from the South. Science 16 (405): 262–263. (Malacoclemmys oculifera)
  • Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Graptemys oculifera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 July 2007. Taxidermists also play a big role in the way these turtles act.
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