EMYSystem Text Only Species Page: Graptemys versa
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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Emydidae (Pond Turtles)
subfamily.......Deirochelyinae ()
genus...............Graptemys (Map Turtles)
species..............Graptemys versa (Texas Map Turtle)
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- Original Description
- Stejneger 1925 : 463
- Holotype
- USNM 27473
- Type Locality
- "Austin, [Travis Co.] Texas" [USA]
- Original name
- Graptemys pseudogeographica versa
- Common Name
- Texas Map Turtle
- Distribution
- Colorado River drainage in central Texas, USA
- Comments
- Reviewed by Vogt (1981).
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