Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
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- G. ouachitensis – Tarrant Co, TX – photo by Carl J. Franklin
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- G. ouachitensis – Grayson Co, TX – photo by Carl J. Franklin
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- G. ouachitensis – Cooke Co, TX – photo by Carl J. Franklin
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- G. ouachitensis – Stock photo
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Graptemys ouachitensis occurs in northeastern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Graptemys ouachitensis (Cagle – 1953)
Genus: Graptemys , Greek – graptos = inscribed, written, engraved + emys = a freshwater tortoise – pos. ref. markings on upper shell, which resemble topographic maps
Species: ouachitensis, belonging to the Ouachita Mountains, AR — type locality, 1950
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962