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Graptemys flavimaculata (Yellow-blotched Map Turtle; sawback turtle)

Wikipedia Abstract

The yellow-blotched map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata), or yellow-blotched sawback, is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family. It is part of the narrow-headed group of map turtles, and is endemic to the southern United States.
View Wikipedia Record: Graptemys flavimaculata

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Graptemys flavimaculata

Attributes

Gestation [2]  60 days
Litter Size [3]  8
Litters / Year [3]  2
Maximum Longevity [3]  37 years
Water Biome [1]  Rivers and Streams
Female Maturity [2]  9 years
Male Maturity [2]  4 years

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Southeastern conifer forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Cotylaspis cokeri[4]
Falcaustra procera <Unverified Name>[4]
Neoechinorhynchus stunkardi[4]
Protenes angustus[4]
Telorchis singularis <Unverified Name>[4]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 2Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 3Turtles and Tortoises Demographic Traits Database for CITES Listed Species ver. 01, Species360 (2018)
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0