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Lovich, J. E., Godwin, J. C., & McCoy, C. J. (2014). Graptemys pulchra baur 1893 – alabama map turtle. In A. G. J. Rhodin, P. C. H. Pritchard, P. P. van Dijk, P. A. Saumure, K. A. Buhlmann & J. B.Iverson (Eds.), Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group Vol. 5IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.
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| Resource type: Book Article DOI: 10.3854/crm.5.072.pulchra.v1.2014 BibTeX citation key: Lovich2014b View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Cuora flavomarginata, Geoemydidae, Habitat - habitat, Nordamerika - North America, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises Creators: B.Iverson, Buhlmann, van Dijk, Godwin, Lovich, McCoy, Pritchard, Rhodin, Saumure Publisher: IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group Collection: Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group |
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Summary. – The Alabama Map Turtle, Graptemys pulchra (Family Emydidae), is a moderately large riverine species endemic to the Mobile Bay drainage system of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. Sexual size dimorphism is pronounced, with adult females (carapace length to 273 mm) attaining more than twice the size of adult males (CL to 117 mm). The species is an inhabitant of relatively large, swift creeks and rivers, often with wide sandbars. Stream sections open to the sun and with abundant basking sites in the form of logs and brush are preferred. Six to seven clutches of 4–7 eggs are laid each year on river sandbars. Although the species is locally abundant, populations are threatened by habitat destruction, declines in their prey base, commercial collection, and vandalism. It is listed as a Species of Special Concern in Alabama. Distribution. – USA. Restricted to the Mobile Bay drainage system of Alabama, northwestern Georgia, and northeastern Mississippi. Synonymy. – Graptemys pulchra Baur 1893, Malacoclemmys pulchra, Malaclemys lesueurii pulchra, Malaclemys pulchra, Graptemys pulchra pulchra. Subspecies. – None currently recognized. Status. – IUCN 2013 Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT, assessed 2011); CITES: Appendix III (all Graptemys spp.; USA); US ESA: Not Listed; Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: protected under Nongame Species Regulation; Georgia Department of Natural Resources legal status: Rare; Mississippi: no protection.
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