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Cagle's Map Turtle
Graptemys caglei Haynes and McKown, 1974

Current SSAR Comments:
Ward et al. (2013, Copeia 2013: 723–728) found divergence in microsatellites, life history, morphology, and coloration between populations in the Upper Guadalupe River compared to those in the Middle Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. No taxonomic recommendations were made.

Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.04.08.21.20.38)
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First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.

Taxon Links:

  
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
  
The Reptile Database
  
NatureServe
  
iNaturalist
  
GenBank
  
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database

Pertinent LIterature:
2013 Ward, R., J. B. Babitzke, and F. C. Killebrew. Genetic population structure of Cagle's Map Turtle (Graptemys caglei) in the Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers of Texas - a landscape perspective. Copeia 2013():723-728

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