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  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classTestudines
  4. ›familyEmydidae
  5. ›genusGraptemys
Graptemys pseudogeographica
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IUCN LC · Least concern

False Map Turtle

Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831)

Also calledFalsa Tortuga Mapa (cat) · Falsche Landkarten-Höckerschildkröte (deu) · Fausse tortue géographique (fra) · Graptémyde pseudogéographique (fra) · Graptémyde pseudogéographique (La) (fra) · Lažna zemljevidarka (slv) · Netikrasis žemėlapinis vėžlys (lit) · Onechte Landkaartschildpad (nld) · Testuggine falsa carta geografica (ita) · Uægte Landkortskildpadde (dan) · Zaagrugschildpad (nld) · falsk kartsköldpadda (swe) · közönséges tarajosteknős (hun) · Żółw ostrogrzbiety (pol)

First described in: Gray, J. E. Synopsis Reptilium or short descriptions of the species of reptiles. Part I: Cataphracta, tortoises, crocodiles, and enaliosaurians.

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

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Syntypes (5): MNHN 9136, 9137 (identified as G. ouachitensis by Bour & Dubois 1983), 9139 and 9146 - 47; MNHN 9147 designated lectotype by Bour & Dubois (1983: 45; photographed therein, p. 43, Figs. 1 – 2). MNHN 9136 photographed in Lindeman (2013: 18).

A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines)

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9228211.