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Stanton, J. H., Gooley, A. C., & Pauley, T. K. , The range of a disjunct population of ouachita map turtles (graptemys o. ouachitensis) in west virginia. Unpublished paper presented at 8th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtle.
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Categories: General Keywords: Habitat - habitat, Nordamerika - North America, Podocnemididae, Podocnemis expansa, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises Creators: Gooley, Pauley, Stanton Collection: 8th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtle |
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The Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys o. ouachitensis) is believed to occur as a disjunct population in West Virginia; however, the extent and viability of this population is not known. Until 2009, there were only two confirmed Ouachita Map Turtles from West Virginia, one captured in the Little Kanawha River in 1953 and a second (a male) captured in the lower Kanawha River during systematic trapping of the Kanawha River in 2006. In the summer of 2009, a female was observed basking on the lower Kanawha River providing further evidence for a population in West Virginia. To investigate the range extent of the population of Ouachita Map Turtles in West Virginia, we conducted visual surveys for basking turtles and employed modified basking traps on the Little Kanawha and Kanawha rivers during the summer of 2010. When possible, photographs of basking individuals were taken. Captured individuals were measured, weighed, and photographed. DNA samples were taken from captured individuals and deposited at Marshall University. As of the 14 of June, 15 individuals have been observed below the Winfield Locks on the Kanawha River, and no individuals have been observed above the locks. This may be explained by distinct habitat differences between the two areas.
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