Mississippi Map Turtle
Common Name: Mississippi Map Turtle
Scientific Name: Graptemys pseudogeographica[1]
Physical Description: The Mississippi Map Turtle is named for the lines that curve on its shell and body which are like the lines on a topographic map! Their body is black or gray, with a brown shell, and claws on each toe.
Habitat: The Mississippi Map Turtle lives in the wetlands and grasses
Range: South-central USA & the Mississippi River Basin[2]
Diet: Insects, small vertebrates, vegetation
Life Span: 30+ years
Social Structure: Turtles are solitary creatures outside of the breeding season.
Status: Least Concern
Other: The Mississippi in their name is not for the state, but rather for the Mississippi basin that they call home.
[1] https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/165600/97424024
[2] https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=1241
Scientific Name: Graptemys pseudogeographica[1]
Physical Description: The Mississippi Map Turtle is named for the lines that curve on its shell and body which are like the lines on a topographic map! Their body is black or gray, with a brown shell, and claws on each toe.
Habitat: The Mississippi Map Turtle lives in the wetlands and grasses
Range: South-central USA & the Mississippi River Basin[2]
Diet: Insects, small vertebrates, vegetation
Life Span: 30+ years
Social Structure: Turtles are solitary creatures outside of the breeding season.
Status: Least Concern
Other: The Mississippi in their name is not for the state, but rather for the Mississippi basin that they call home.
[1] https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/165600/97424024
[2] https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=1241
