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* Graptemys puchra&nbsp;— <small>Bertl & Killebrew, 1983</small> ''([[ex errore]])''
* Graptemys puchra&nbsp;— <small>Bertl & Killebrew, 1983</small> ''([[ex errore]])''
* Graptemys pulchra pulchra&nbsp;— <small>Artner, 2003</small>
* Graptemys pulchra pulchra&nbsp;— <small>Artner, 2003</small>
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Alabama map turtle
Alabama map turtle basking on a rock
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Graptemys pulchra[1]

(G. Baur, 1893)[1]
Synonyms[3]
  • Graptemys pulchra — Baur, 1893
  • Malacoclemmys pulchra — Ditmars, 1907
  • Malaclemys lesueurii pulchra — Siebenrock, 1909
  • Graptemys pulcra — Chaney & Smith, 1950 (ex errore)
  • Malaclemys pulchra — McDowell, 1964
  • Graptemys puchra — Bertl & Killebrew, 1983 (ex errore)
  • Graptemys pulchra pulchra — Artner, 2003

The Alabama map turtle is a turtle commonly found in the Mobile Bay drainage of Alabama, Georgia and rarely Mississippi. The species is a larger map turtle with females attaining a length of 11" inches. The keel on this map turtle is not black and there is a varied, yellow head marking. They feed mainly on mollusks, insects, carrion, and vegetation.

References

  1. ^ a b Rhodin 2010, p. 000.101 harvnb error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFRhodin2010 (help)
  2. ^ Template:IUCN2011.1
  3. ^ Fritz Uwe (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 189–190. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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