Red-eared Slider & False Map Turtle

Red-eared Slider & False Map Turtle
Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center - Joplin, Missouri

correction redear slider and common or geographic map turtle, Graptemys geographica

wally war eagle said:

correction redear slider and common or geographic map turtle, Graptemys geographica

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Was going with what was on the exhibit's sign. Looking at photos & descriptions on the Missouri Department of Conservation website, the species does look more like a False Map than Common. Turtle also had the "ridge", but not so noticeable in this photo.

False Map Turtle | Missouri Department of Conservation

Northern Map Turtle (Common Map Turtle) | Missouri Department of Conservation

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