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FALSE MAP TURTLE

Carapace olive to brown with light-yellow oval markings and dark blotches; distinct keel with blunt black spines (reduced in adults); keel may be dark brown. Plastron cream to yellow or greenish-yellow; intricately patterned in juveniles; often unpatterned in adults. Short yellow bar or crescent-shaped mark behind eyes. Male has elongated claws on front feet.

False Map Turtle

Ten Facts about False Map Turtle

  1. Size of Males, 3 1/2-5 3/4" (8.9-14.6 cm); size of females, 5-10 3/4" (12.7-27.3 cm).
  2. The false map turtle lives in large streams of the Missouri and Mississippi river systems; ranging from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, through the Dakotas southward to southwestern Alabama, south and west Mississippi, through Louisiana and eastern Texas.
  3. They prefers rivers and large creeks with moderate currents, containing aquatic vegetation, as well as snags or floating logs.
  4. The false map turtle is a strong swimmer.
  5. Their alternate name is Mississippi Map Turtle.
  6. First clutches are usually laid by mid-May to mid-June.
  7. Gender determination correlates with incubation temperature (males at < 25 oC; females at > 30 oC).
  8. Mating probably occurs in April and again in October and November.
  9. The false map turtle is omnivorous, feeding on mollusks, insects, and plant material.
  10. Two and possibly three clutches, from 8-22 eggs (varies with subspecies), are laid per year.



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