Graptemys flavimaculata

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES EMYDIDAE

Scientific Name: Graptemys flavimaculata
Species Authority: Cagle, 1954
Common Name/s:
English Yellow-blotched Map Turtle, Yellow Blotched Sawback

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered   B1+2c   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
History:
1994 Indeterminate (IUCN)
1990 Indeterminate (IUCN 1990)
1988 Indeterminate

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Confined to the Pascagoula River system, including the Leaf, Chickasawhay, and Escatawpa rivers, in southern Mississippi.
Countries:
Native:
United States (Mississippi)

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: River sections with moderate current, sand and clay bottom with many sand bars, or rocky bottom with limestone ledges along banks.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Graptemys flavimaculata. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 March 2010.
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