Mississippi map turtle
{{Use American English|date=August 2024}}
{{Short description|Subspecies of turtle}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Subspeciesbox
| image = Schildkröten.jpg
| image_caption = Top: Mississippi Map Turtle; Bottom: False Map Turtle
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Graptemys
| species = pseudogeographica
| species_link = False map turtle
| subspecies = kohnii
| authority = (Baur, 1890)
| synonyms = *Malacoclemmys kohnii
{{small|Baur, 1890}}
- Graptemys kohnii
{{small|— Baur, 1893}} - Malaclemys lesueurii kohnii
{{small|— Siebenrock, 1909}} - Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii
{{small|— Stejneger & Barbour, 1917}} - Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni
{{small|— Mertens, 1934}} - Graptemys kohni
{{small|— Cagle, 1953}} - Malaclemys kohni
{{small|— McDowell, 1964}} - Graptemys khonii
{{small|Ferri, 2002}} (ex errore){{Cite journal|journal=Vertebrate Zoology|title=Checklist of Chelonians of the World|date=2007|author=Fritz, Uwe|author-link=species:Uwe Fritz|author2=Havaš, Peter|author2-link=Peter Havaš|volume=57|issue=2|pages=189|doi=10.3897/vz.57.e30895 |s2cid=87809001 |doi-access=free }} - Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii
{{small|— Rhodin et al., 2010}}{{EMBL species|genus=Graptemys|species=pseudogeographica}} www.reptile-database.org.
}}
The Mississippi map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii), also known commonly as Kohn's map turtle, is a subspecies of land and water turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. G. p. kohnii is native to the central United States.
Etymology
The common name, Mississippi map turtle, derives not from the state of Mississippi, but rather from the Mississippi River.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
The specific name, kohnii, is in honor of amateur naturalist Joseph Gustave Kohn (1837–1906) of New Orleans, Louisiana, who collected the type specimen.Baur G (1890). "Two New Species of Tortoises from the South". Science 16 (405): 262–263. (Malacoclemmys kohnii, new species, p. 263).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Graptemys kohnii, p. 145).
Geographic range
Description
The gray carapace of G. p. kohnii is covered in yellow lines which resemble contour lines of a map.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
Captivity
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The Mississippi map turtle is a popular pet for aquarists and is very enjoyable to watch.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}}
References
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Further reading
- Conant R (1975). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. xviii + 429 pp. + 48 plates. {{ISBN|0-395-19979-4}} (hardback), {{ISBN|0-395-19977-8}} (paperback). (Graptemys kohni, pp. 56–57 + Plates 5, 8 + Map 19).
- Powell R, Conant R, Collins JT (2016). Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Fourth Edition. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. xiv + 494 pp., 47 Plates, 207 Figures. {{ISBN|978-0-544-12997-9}}. (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii, pp. 208–209, Figure 93 + Plates 16, 21).
- Smith HM; Brodie ED Jr (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. {{ISBN|0-307-13666-3}} (paperback). (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni, pp. 50–51.)
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Category:Turtles of North America
Category:Reptiles of the United States