Pascagoula map turtle

Pascagoula map turtle
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Graptemys
Species:
G. gibbonsi
Binomial name
Graptemys gibbonsi
Lovich & McCoy, 1992
Combined range map of Pascagoula map turtle (eastern blue section) and Pearl River map turtle (western blue section)
Synonyms
  • Graptemys gibbonsi
    Lovich & McCoy, 1992
  • Graptemys pulchra gibbonsi
    — Artner, 2003
  • Graptemys gibbousi [sic]
    Obst, 2003
    (ex errore)

The Pascagoula map turtle (Graptemys gibbonsi) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is native to the southern United States.

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