Mississippi map turtle

The Mississippi map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni) is a subspecies of land and water turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. G. p. kohni is endemic to the central United States.

Mississippi map turtle
Top: Mississippi Map Turtle; Bottom: False Map Turtle
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Graptemys
Species:
G. pseudogeographica
Subspecies:
G. p. kohni
Trinomial name
Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni
(Baur, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Malacoclemmys kohnii
    Baur, 1890
  • Graptemys kohnii
    — Baur, 1893
  • Malaclemys lesueurii kohnii
    — Siebenrock, 1909
  • Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii
    — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917
  • Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni
    — Mertens, 1934
  • Graptemys kohni
    — Cagle, 1953
  • Malaclemys kohni
    — McDowell, 1964
  • Graptemys khonii
    Ferri, 2002 (ex errore)
  • Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni
    — Rhodin et al., 2010
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