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Peninsula Cooter

Pseudemys peninsularis

Photo by James McNair
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28.2495, -80.7417

Field Notes

Notes:

Digging hole to lay eggs

Species ID Suggestions

Peninsula cooter

Pseudemys (floridana) peninsularis

Reference Link
Tiz
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Comments (2)
Tiz
Hello James. Came across a great paper on the River lakes conservation area. If you scroll down to page 46 you will find the Peninsula cooter mantioned as one of the reptiles that habitats the area: http://www.sjrwmd.com/landmanagementplans/pdfs/2011_River_Lakes_CA.pdf Best regards

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