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Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)

Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)

Description:

• 10 - 25 cm
• carapace is brown with many yellowish lines resembling contour lines on a map, posterior edges of carapace are notched
• head, neck and legs have parallel yellow lines
• yellow, triangular shaped spot found behind each eye

Habitat:

• slow moving rivers, ponds and marshes with soft bottoms and half submerged logs for basking

Conservation concerns, distribution and status:

• locally common in southern Ontario

Potential climatic domain map

(529 observations in ONHIC database; 181 observations used in analysis)