False Map Turtle

False Map Turtle

Distinguishing Features:

  • Large yellow blotch behind eye
  • Arrowhead pattern on top of head
  • Low spines on the dorsal ridge scutes

Size: Medium 5” to 11”

Age:   35 years

Uncommon in Florida

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39847-Graptemys-pseudogeographica