Yellow-blotched map turtle

The yellow-blotched map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata), or yellow-blotched sawback, is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. It is part of the narrow-headed group of map turtles, and is endemic to the southern United States.

Yellow-blotched map turtle
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Graptemys
Species:
G. flavimaculata
Binomial name
Graptemys flavimaculata
Cagle, 1954
Synonyms
  • Graptemys flavimaculata
    Cagle, 1954
  • Graptemys oculifera flavimaculata Mertens & Wermuth, 1955
  • Malaclemys flavomaculata McDowell, 1964 (ex errore)
  • Malaclemys flavimaculata
    Cochran & Goin, 1970
  • Graptemys flavimaculata
    Conant, 1975
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