The rivers, swamps and forest of the Northern Gulf Coast - which includes the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana - are home to some of the richest diversity of freshwater turtle species in the world. This poster features all of the species native to this area.
Species included:
ALABAMA MAP TURTLE (Graptemys pulchra) • ALABAMA RED-BELLIED TURTLE (Pseudemys alabamensis) • ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE (Macrochelys temminckii) • BARBOUR’S MAP TURTLE (Graptemys barbouri) • BLACK-KNOBBED MAP TURTLE (Graptemys nigrinoda) • CHICKEN TURTLE (Deirochelys reticularia) • COASTAL PLAINS COOTER (Pseudemys floridana) • COMMON MUSK TURTLE (Sternotherus odoratus) • COMMON SNAPPING TURTLE (Chelydra serpentina) • ESCAMBIA MAP TURTLE (Graptemys ernsti) • FALSE MAP TURTLE (Graptemys pseudogeographica) • FLATTENED MUSK TURTLE (Sternotherus depressus) • FLORIDA COOTER (Pseudemys floridana) • FLORIDA RED-BELLIED COOTER (Pseudemys nelsoni) • FLORIDA SOFTSHELL TURTLE (Apalone ferox) • LOGGERHEAD MUSK TURTLE (Sternotherus minor) • NORTHERN MAP TURTLE (Graptemys geographica) • OUACHITA MAP TURTLE (Graptemys ouachitensis) • PAINTED TURTLE (Chrysemys picta) • PEARL RIVER MAP TURTLE (Graptemys pearlensis) • PENINSULA COOTER (Pseudemys peninsularis) • RAZOR-BACKED MUSK TURTLE (Sternotherus carinatus) • RINGED MAP TURTLE (Graptemys oculifera) • RIVER COOTER (Pseudemys concinna) • SMOOTH SOFTSHELL TURTLE (Apalone mutica) • SPINY SOFTSHELL TURTLE (Apalone spinifera) • SPOTTED TURTLE (Clemmys guttata) • STRIPED MUD TURTLE (Kinosternon baurii) • YELLOW-BLOTCHED MAP TURTLE (Graptemys flavimaculata)
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