Suwannee cooter
| Suwannee cooter | |
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| Suwannee cooters | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Subfamily: | Deirochelyinae |
| Genus: | Pseudemys |
| Species: | P. concinna |
| Subspecies: | P. c. suwanniensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis Carr, 1937 | |
The Suwannee cooter (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis) is a subspecies of turtle in the genus Pseudemys. The subspecies is endemic to Florida, including in the Suwannee River.
Conservation status
P. c. suwanniensis was hunted for its meat, but is now protected.[1]
Appearance
The carapace of P. c. suwanniensis is black in color, with yellow markings. The plastron is light orange or yellow with black markings. Adults can reach 17 inches (43.7 centimeters) in carapace length.
Diet
The diet of P. c. suwanniensis mainly consists of aquatic plants.[1]
References
- 1 2 Suwannee cooter Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Further reading
- Carr AF Jr. 1937. "A New Turtle from Florida, with Notes on Pseuemys floridana mobiliensis (Holbrook)". Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan (348): 1-7. (Pseudemys floridana suwanniensis, new subspecies, pp. 4-6).
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