Eastern River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna concinna
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- P. c. concinna – Dallas Co, TX – photo by Carl J. Franklin
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- P. c. concinna – Dallas Co, TX – photo by Carl J. Franklin
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- P. c. concinna – Harrison Co, TX – photo by Carl J. Franklin
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Pseudemys c. concinna occurs in eastern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pseudemys concinna concinna (Le Conte – 1830)
Genus: Pseudemys, Greek – pseudes = false, deceptive + emys = a freshwater tortoise – ref. this not being Emys
Species/Subspecies: concinna , Latin = symmetrical, neatly arranged — ref. arrangement of markings on upper shell.
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962