False Map Turtle

Description:

First false map turtle I've seen! Very exciting! We caught several in a hoop net trap, but I posted a smaller one and the largest one. They are very pretty turtles.

Habitat:

False map turtles are found predominantly in large rivers and backwaters, but also in bayous, oxbows, lakes, ponds, sloughs, drowned forests, and occasionally marshes. They prefer water with slow currents, places to bask, and abundant aquatic vegetation.