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Trachemys gaigeae gaigeae
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- T. g. gaigeae – Presidio Co, TX – photo by Carl J. Franklin
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- T. g. gaigeae – Presidio Co, TX – photo by Carl J. Franklin
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Trachemys g. gaigeae occurs along the Rio Grande River in the Big Bend Region of Texas, and southwestern New Mexico.
LEGAL STATUS: No listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Trachemys gaigeae gaigeae (Hartweg – 1939)
Genus: Trachemys, Greek – trachys = rough + emys = a freshwater tortoise
Species/Subspecies: gaigeae, honors Helen Thompson Gaige
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962