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Pearl River Map Turtle
Graptemys pearlensis Ennen, Lovich, Kreiser, Selman, and Qualls, 2010

Current SSAR Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.

Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.04.08.21.20.37)
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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:
2010 Ennen, Joshua R., Jeffrey E. Lovich, Brian R. Kreiser, W. Selman, and Carl P. Qualls. Genetic and morphological variation between populations of the Pascagoula Map Turtle (Graptemys gibbonsi) in the Pearl and Pascagoula Rivers with description of a new species. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 9(1):98–113
2024 Selman, Will. Distribution and abundance of Graptemys oculifera (Ringed Sawback) and Graptemys pearlensis (Pearl Map Turtle) in the Pearl River system of Louisiana, USA. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 19(1):129-143

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