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Northern Map Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Northern Map Turtle ( Graptemys geographica ), or formerly Common Map Turtle , is an aquatic turtle belong to the family of Emydidae. The Northern Map Turtle gets its name from the marking o...
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Common Map Turtle, Graptemys geographica, head, from Louisa County, Iowa. Description. This is a medium to large sized Iowa turtle that grows 6 to 10 inches ...
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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. Females have big heads, very wide jaws. ... Adult female carapace length: 6.7 to 10.7 inches ... Habits: Often seen basking on logs,
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Chicago Herpetological Society ... Common Map Turtle; Graptemys geographica ... ; Common Map Turtles have a yellow spot behind each eye. They differ from; False Map Turtles and Ouachita Map; Turtles by having a wide head, a low keel on the carapace and an immaculate yellow plastron.
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Graptemys geographica at Animal Diversity website ... Graptemys geographica at CARCNET website ... Graptemys geographica juvenile...
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