| False map turtle |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Reptilia |
| Order: |
Testudines |
| Suborder: |
Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: |
Testudinoidea |
| Family: |
Emydidae |
| Genus: |
Graptemys |
| Species: |
G. pseudogeographica |
| Binomial name |
Graptemys pseudogeographica
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| Synonyms |
- Emys pseudogeographica
Gray, 1831
- Emys lesueurii
Gray, 1831
- Graptemys lesueurii
— Agassiz, 1857
- Clemmys pseudogeographica
— Strauch, 1862
- Graptemys pseudogeographica
— Gray, 1863
- Malacoclemmys pseudogeographicus
— Cope, 1875
- Malacoclemmys lesueuri
Yarrow, 1883 (ex errore)
- Malacoclemmys pseudographicus
[N.S.] Davis & [F.L.] Rice, 1883
(ex errore)
- Malacoclemmys lesueurii
— Boulenger, 1889
- Malaclemys pseudogeographica
— O.P. Hay, 1892
- Malaclemys pseudogeographicus
— Paulmier, 1902
- Graptemys pseudogeographicus
— Siebenrock, 1909
- Graptemys pseudogeographica pseudogeographica
— Stejneger & Barbour, 1917
- Malaclemys pseudogeographica pseudogeographica
— Cochran & Goin, 1970
- Graptemys pseudogeoraphica
Anan'eva et al., 1988 (ex errore)
- Graptemys pseudogeographica pseudogeographica
— Crother, 2000
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The false map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) is a species of turtle endemic to the United States. It is a common pet species. Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies described here.