Graptemys nigrinoda

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES EMYDIDAE

Scientific Name: Graptemys nigrinoda
Species Authority Cagle, 1954
Common Name/s:
English – Black-knobbed Map Turtle

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/near threatened     ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Below the Fall Line in the Alabama, Tombigee, Black Warrior, Coosa, Tallapoosa, and Cahaba rivers of Alabama and northeastern Mississippi.
Countries:
Native:
United States (Alabama)

Population [top]

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Rivers and streams with moderate current, sand or clay bottom, and logs and other basking sites. Eggs are laid in nests dug on sandy beaches along streams and rivers.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Conservation Actions [top]

Citation: Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Graptemys nigrinoda. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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