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Rio Grande Cooter

Pseudemys gorzugi

Photo by AshleyT
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30.1991, -102.097

Field Notes

Description:

Mottled shell with a reddish-orange ground coloration. The upper jaw is cusped and there is a yellow postorbital blotch. Candidate for federal listing as endangered.

Habitat:

Found in spring fed waters in the desert. We ended up catching 5 of these in 2 days. I go with a group from school so we can get genetic samples from there for future data.

Reference Links:

Rio Grande Cooter | Herps of Texas

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Comments (2)
AshleyT
Haha classy ;) and thanks!
EmilyMarino
Nice cooter! Haha...sorry... It's actually a really beautiful turtle! Excellent series!

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedMay 8, 2014

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