Peninsula cooter

Peninsula cooter
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Pseudemys
Species:	P. peninsularis
Binomial name
	Pseudemys peninsularis; (Carr, 1938)
Synonyms
	Pseudemys floridana peninsularis Carr, 1938; Pseudemys floridana penunsularis Allen, 1939 (ex errore); Chrysemys floridana peninsularis Weaver & Rose, 1967; Pseudemys peninsularis Seidel, 1994;

The peninsula cooter (Pseudemys peninsularis) is a species of freshwater turtle in the genus Pseudemys. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the coastal plain cooter (P. floridana) when that turtle is not itself considered a subspecies of the river cooter (P. concinna).

Distribution

The Species is widespread in peninsular Florida. It can be found in rivers, ponds, and lakes.

References

^ ^a ^b Rhodin 2011, p. 000.181
^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 194–195. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

Bibliography

Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22.

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[Rhodin11-1] Rhodin 2011, p. 000.181

[Fritz2007-2] Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 194–195. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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