Specimen ID | 235815 |
Group | Reptiles-Turtles |
Genus | Graptemys |
Species | pseudogeographica |
Subspecies | kohnii |
Common Name | Mississippi Map Turtle |
State | MD |
County | Calvert |
Locality | Patuxent River, at Jones Point, approximately 2 1/4 miles SW of Lower Marlboro |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Patuxent |
HUC8 Number | 02060006 |
HUC10 Name | Middle Patuxent River |
HUC10 Number | 0206000605 |
HUC12 Name | Chew Creek-Patuxent River |
HUC12 Number | 020600060504 |
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Collection Day | 27 |
Collection Month | 4 |
Collection Year | 1960 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released pet |
Status | collected |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 15904 |
Author: | Schwartz, F.L., and B.L. Dutcher |
Date: | 1961 |
Title: | A record of the Mississippi map turtle, Graptemys kohni, in Maryland. |
Journal: | Chesapeake Science |
Volume: | 2 |
Issue: | 1-2 |
Pages: | 100-101 |
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Comments | Specimen was found in salinity of 5.3ppt and had a barnacle on the rear of the carapace. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | Dr. Doris Cochran, U. S. National Museum |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Year Class | adult |
Size | carapace = 238 x 175 mm, plasteron = 205 x 113 mm |