Maryland Biodiversity Project - False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)

False Map Turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Class Reptilia > Order Testudines > Family Emydidae > Genus Graptemys False Map Turtle - Graptemys pseudogeographica - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/18259

Non-native species presumably established via released pets.

There are 6 records in the project database.

A False Map Turtle in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2016). Photo by Andy Wilson. (MBP list)

A False Map Turtle in Howard Co., Maryland (1/10/2019). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

False Map Turtle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/6/2020). (c) Rin Wolfe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by rinwolfe via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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