Cagle's map turtle
| Cagle's map turtle | |
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| File:Graptemys caglei hatchling.jpg | |
| Graptemys caglei, male hatchling | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Genus: | Graptemys |
| Species: | G. caglei
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| Binomial name | |
| Graptemys caglei | |
| File:Graptemys caglei map.png | |
| Geographic range of Graptemys caglei | |
Cagle's map turtle (Graptemys caglei) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to Texas, where it is native to the Guadalupe, San Antonio, and San Marcos Rivers.[4]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, caglei, is in honor of American herpetologist Dr. Fred Ray Cagle (1915–1968).[5]
Description
[edit | edit source]Cagle's map turtle has intricate patterns on the carapace and plastron, as well as serrated edges on the posterior of the carapace, as is typical of all map turtles. It is smaller than most map turtles, and very sexually dimorphic, with males reaching only 4 in (10 cm) straight carapace length, while females can exceed 7 in (18 cm) in straight carapace length.[4]
Diet
[edit | edit source]Adult females of G. caglei feed mainly on molluscs, but males and juveniles feed mainly on aquatic insects.[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]Like all turtles, G. caglei is oviparous.[6] A sexually mature female may lay up to three clutches of eggs in a year.[1] Clutch size is small, only one to six eggs.[1]
References
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- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Graptemys caglei, p. 46).
- ^ Species Graptemys caglei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Conant R (1975). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. xviii + 429 pp. + 48 plates. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (hardback), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (paperback). (Graptemys caglei, p. 58 + Figure 9 on p. 56 + Map 21).
- Haynes, David; McKown, Ronald R. (1974). "A New Species of Map Turtle (Genus Graptemys) from the Guadalupe River System in Texas". Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany 18 (4): 143–152. ("Graptemys caglei new species").
- Powell R, Conant R, Collins JT (2016). Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Fourth Edition. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. xiv + 494 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Graptemys caglei, p. 202-203, Figure 92 + Figure 82 on p. 178).
- Smith HM, Brodie ED Jr (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (hardcover), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (paperback). (Graptemys caglei, pp. 50–51).
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