Barbour's map turtle

Barbour's map turtle
Graptemys barbouri, hatchling
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Emydidae
Subfamily:	Deirochelyinae
Genus:	Graptemys
Species:	G. barbouri
Binomial name
Graptemys barbouri Carr & Marchand, 1942[2]
Range map
Synonyms
Graptemys barbouri Carr & Marchand, 1942 Malaclemys barbouri — McDowell, 1964[2] Graptemys barbouri — Conant, 1975[3]

Barbour's map turtle (Graptemys barbouri ) is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family. It is endemic to the southeastern United States.

Geographic range

It is found in rivers located in southeastern Alabama, the western panhandle of Florida, and southwestern Georgia.^[3]

Etymology

The specific name or epithet, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.^[4][5]

Ownership

Owning Barbour's map turtles is outlawed in Georgia, Michigan, and Alabama. There is a limit of two turtles per person in Florida. Like all map turtles, they are under the protection of the Salmonellosis Four-Inch Regulation disallowing these turtles to be sold if they are under the length of 4 inches (10 cm).

Description

Male Barbour's map turtles are on average from 3.5 to 5.5 inches (9 – 14 cm) in carapace length. Whereas female Barbour's map turtles can be from 6 to 12.5 inches (15 – 32 cm) in carapace length. According to Conant (1975), "Females attain really imposing dimensions, and their heads are enormously enlarged".^[3] These turtles possess black tipped spines on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th vertebrae. These spines are very noticeable in males, and resemble a dorsal fin.

Diet

Barbour's map turtles mainly consume mollusks, insects, and small fish found in rivers.

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References

Further reading

• Carr, A. and Marchand, L.J. 1942. A new turtle from the Chipola River, Florida. Proc. New England Zool. Club 20: 95-100.

• Smith, H.M., and E.D. Brodie, Jr. 1982. Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. ISBN 0-307-13666-3 (paperback). (Graptemys barbouri, pp. 52-53).

External links

• Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Graptemys barbouri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
• Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources .

Family Emydidae (pond turtles) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Superfamily: Testudinoidea Family: Emydidae Genus Species of the subfamily Deirochelyinae Chrysemys Painted turtle Deirochelys Chicken turtle Graptemys Alabama map turtle Barbour's map turtle Black-knobbed map turtle Cagle's map turtle Escambia map turtle False map turtle Northern map turtle Ouachita map turtle Pascagoula map turtle Pearl River map turtle Ringed map turtle Texas map turtle Yellow-blotched map turtle Malaclemys Diamondback terrapin Pseudemys Alabama red-bellied cooter Northern red-bellied cooter Florida red-bellied cooter Peninsula cooter Rio Grande cooter River cooter Texas river cooter Trachemys Big bend slider Baja California slider Central Antillean slider Colombian slider Cuatro Cienegas slider Cuban slider D'Orbigny's slider Hispaniolan slider Jamaican slider Maranhão slider Meso-American slider Nicaraguan slider Ornate slider Pond slider Yaqui slider   Species of the subfamily Emydinae Clemmys Spotted turtle Emys Blanding's turtle European pond turtle Sicilian pond turtle Western pond turtle Glyptemys Bog turtle Wood turtle Terrapene Coahuilan box turtle Common box turtle Ornate box turtle Spotted box turtle Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist. Subspecies and the extinct (Gyremys sectabilis) are not included.