Mississippi map turtle
Subspecies of turtle
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The Mississippi map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii), also known commonly as Kohn's map turtle,[3] is a subspecies of land and water turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. G. p. kohnii is native to the central United States.
| Mississippi map turtle | |
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| Top: Mississippi Map Turtle; Bottom: False Map Turtle | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Genus: | Graptemys |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | G. p. kohnii |
| Trinomial name | |
| Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii (Baur, 1890) | |
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Etymology
The common name, Mississippi map turtle, derives not from the state of Mississippi, but rather from the Mississippi River.[citation needed]
The specific name, kohnii, is in honor of amateur naturalist Joseph Gustave Kohn (1837–1906) of New Orleans, Louisiana, who collected the type specimen.[4][3]
Geographic range
G. p. kohnii is found along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, from Illinois and Missouri southward.[citation needed]
Description
The gray carapace of G. p. kohnii is covered in yellow lines which resemble contour lines of a map.[citation needed]