Sabine Map Turtle
Graptemys sabinensis
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- G. sabinensis – Panola Co, TX – photo by Carl J. Franklin
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- G. sabinensis – Panola Co, TX – photo by Carl J. Franklin
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- G. sabinensis – Shelby Co, TX – photo by Carl J. Franklin
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- G. ouachitensis & sabinensis MAP by Steve Bledsoe
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Graptemys sabinensis occurs in eastern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Graptemys sabinensis (Cagle – 1953)
Genus: Graptemys , Greek – graptos = inscribed, written, engraved + emys = a freshwater tortoise – pos. ref. markings on upper shell, which resemble topographic maps
Species: sabinensis, Latin – sabine = Sabine River, LA + –ensis = belongs to the – type locality, 1950
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962