Escambia map turtle
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Family: | Emydidae |
Subfamily: | Deirochelyinae |
Genus: | Graptemys |
Species: | G. ernsti |
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Graptemys ernsti Lovich & McCoy, 1992 | |
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The Escambia map turtle (Graptemys ernsti) is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family. It is endemic to the United States.
Geographic range
It is found in southern Alabama and western Florida, in rivers which drain into Escambia Bay.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, ernsti, is in honor of American herpetologist Dr. Carl Henry Ernst (born 1938).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2). Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
Lovich, J.E., and C.J. McCoy. 1992. Review of the Graptemys pulchra Group (Reptilia: Testudines: Emydidae), with Descriptions of Two New Species. Annals of Carnegie Museum 61 (4): 293-315. ("Grapemys ernsti, new species", pp. 300-302, Figures 4-5).
External links
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Graptemys ernsti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
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