Specimen Information

Graptemys pseudogeographica
Graptemys pseudogeographica
(False Map Turtle)
Reptiles-Turtles
Native Transplant

Specimen ID115864
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusGraptemys
Speciespseudogeographica
Common NameFalse Map Turtle
StateVA
CountyArlington
LocalityPotomac River, tide marsh along the District of Columbia - Virginia shore of Little River opposite Roosevelt Island
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
Map
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Collection Year1940
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12141
Author:Ernst, C.H., S.C. Belfit, S.W. Sekscienski, and A.F. Laemmerzahl
Date:1997
Title:The Amphibians and Reptiles of Ft. Belvoir and Northern Virginia.
Journal:Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Sociey
Volume:33
Issue:1
Pages:1-62
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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