Pearl River Map Turtle
Graptemys pearlensis
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Reptiles
The Pearl River map turtle is a species of emydid turtle native to the southern United States. According to a study done in January 2017, the species G. pearlensis was significantly less abundant in the Pearl River region as compared to G. oculifera and exhibited a smaller number of reproductively mature females. Further, this study highlighted statistical and observational evidence that this species exhibited female-biased, sexual dimorphism.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Emydidae
- Genus
- Graptemys