Peninsula cooter

Peninsula cooter
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
Family:Emydidae
Genus:Pseudemys
Species: P. peninsularis
Binomial name
Pseudemys peninsularis
(Carr, 1938)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pseudemys floridana peninsularis Carr, 1938
  • Pseudemys floridana penunsularis Allen, 1939 (ex errore)
  • Chrysemys floridana peninsularis Weaver & Rose, 1967
  • Pseudemys peninsularis Seidel, 1994

The peninsula cooter (Pseudemys peninsularis) is a species of freshwater turtle in the genus Pseudemys. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the coastal plain cooter (P. floridana) when that turtle is not itself considered a subspecies of the river cooter (P. concinna).

Distribution

The Species is widespread in peninsular Florida. It can be found in rivers, ponds, and lakes.

References

  1. 1 2 Rhodin 2011, p. 000.181
  2. ↑ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 194–195. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
Bibliography
  • Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22.


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