Mississippi map turtle

Mississippi map turtle
Top: Mississippi Map Turtle; Bottom: False Map Turtle
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Graptemys
Species:	G. pseudogeographica
Subspecies:	G. p. kohnii
Trinomial name
Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii (Baur, 1890)
Synonyms
Malacoclemmys kohnii Baur, 1890 Graptemys kohnii — Baur, 1893 Malaclemys lesueurii kohnii — Siebenrock, 1909 Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917 Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni — Mertens, 1934 Graptemys kohni — Cagle, 1953 Malaclemys kohni — McDowell, 1964 Graptemys khonii Ferri, 2002 (ex errore)[1] Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii — Rhodin et al., 2010[2]

The Mississippi map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii), also known commonly as Kohn's map turtle,^[3] is a subspecies of land and water turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. G. p. kohnii is native to the central United States.

The common name, Mississippi map turtle, derives not from the state of Mississippi, but rather from the Mississippi River.^{[citation needed]}

The specific name, kohnii, is in honor of amateur naturalist Joseph Gustave Kohn (1837–1906) of New Orleans, Louisiana, who collected the type specimen.^[4][3]

G. p. kohnii is found along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, from Illinois and Missouri southward.^{[citation needed]}

The gray carapace of G. p. kohnii is covered in yellow lines which resemble contour lines of a map.^{[citation needed]}

The Mississippi map turtle is a popular pet for aquarists and is very enjoyable to watch.^{[citation needed]}

• Conant R (1975). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. xviii + 429 pp. + 48 plates. ISBN 0-395-19979-4 (hardback), ISBN 0-395-19977-8 (paperback). (Graptemys kohni, pp. 56–57 + Plates 5, 8 + Map 19).
• Powell R, Conant R, Collins JT (2016). Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Fourth Edition. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. xiv + 494 pp., 47 Plates, 207 Figures. ISBN 978-0-544-12997-9. (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii, pp. 208–209, Figure 93 + Plates 16, 21).
• Smith HM; Brodie ED Jr (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. ISBN 0-307-13666-3 (paperback). (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni, pp. 50–51.)