map turtle

American  

noun

1. any of several aquatic turtles of the genus Graptemys, as G. geographica, of the eastern and central U.S., usually having yellow stripes on the head and neck.

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Example Sentences

At least two other threatened species — the Gulf sturgeon and yellow blotched map turtle — also occupy the Pearl darter’s designated critical habitat and will benefit from the protections.

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In 2010, two months after the lawsuit was filed, the Pearl River species was separated from the Pascagoula map turtle.

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Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it is proposing threatened status for the Pearl River map turtle, seeking to grant added federal protections to an at-risk species found only in Louisiana and Mississippi.

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The agency said it also would seek protection for the closely related Pascagoula map turtle, found only in Mississippi, and three other species found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee because they look like the Pearl River turtle.

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In addition to the threat from collectors, the Pearl River map turtle faces major threats from habitat loss and damage, including pollution, and climate change, which also threatens the rivers where it lives.

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