Reptiles and Amphibians!

Yellow Blotched Map Turtle

  • Found in the Mississippi river systems, living primarily on sand bars
  • Sometimes referred to as the Yellow Blotched Sawback Turtle due to the saw like protrusions on its shell
  • The patterns on the turtles shell diminish in intensity as the turtle ages
  • Males of this species have a long thick tail and an elongated foreclaw
  • During courtship, the male yellow-blotched map turtle will extend its neck and move towards the female. The female will show interest by extending its neck towards the male in reply, after which the male will stretch its forelimbs and stroke the side of the female’s head with its claw

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    i have two of them well its not yellow blotched but they’re map turtles
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    A Yellow-blotched...Turtle, (Graptemys flavimaculata), also known
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