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Northern Map Turtle

Graptemys geographica

Description:

Northern map turtle

Habitat:

Sturgeon Bay Ontario

1 Species ID Suggestions

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 11 years ago
Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica Northern map turtle


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5 Comments

DaneCole
DaneCole 11 years ago

Very cool spotting bill ! I recently started a turtle mission for Ontario, and your turtle spottings would be a great contribution please join - http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1698...

DigantaGogoi
DigantaGogoi 11 years ago

great spotting

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

It's a boy too!

billpriestley53
billpriestley53 11 years ago

Thanks Neil I'll add that to my spotting I appreciate it

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 11 years ago

Hi Bill! Cool turtle spotting! This one is a Northern Map Turtle. All of the map turtle species get part of their common name from all of those intricate yellow lines that adorn their skin and carapace.

billpriestley53
Spotted by
billpriestley53

Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Jun 2, 2012
Submitted on Jun 3, 2012

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