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词条 Suwannee cooter
释义

  1. Conservation status

  2. Appearance

  3. Diet

  4. References

  5. Further reading

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| image = Suwannee River Cooter.JPG
| image_caption = Suwannee cooters
| status =
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| genus = Pseudemys
| species = concinna
| subspecies = suwanniensis
| authority = Carr, 1937
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The Suwannee cooter (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis) is a species of turtle in the genus Pseudemys. The species is endemic to Florida, including in the Suwannee River.[1]

Conservation status

P. c. suwanniensis was hunted for its meat, but is now protected.[2]

Appearance

The carapace of P. c. suwanniensisis black in color, with yellow markings. The plastron is light orange or yellow with black markings. Adults can reach 17 inches (43.7 centimeters) in carapace length.

Diet

The diet of P. c. suwanniensis mainly consists of aquatic plants.[2]

References

1. ^{{Cite book|title=Turtles of the United States and Canada. Second edition.|last=Ernst|first=C.H.|last2=Lovich|first2=J.E.|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|year=2009|isbn=|location=Baltimore, MD|pages=}}
2. ^Suwannee cooter Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Further reading

  • Carr AF Jr. 1937. "A New Turtle from Florida, with Notes on Pseudemys floridana mobiliensis (Holbrook)". Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan (348): 1-7. (Pseudemys floridana suwanniensis, new subspecies, pp. 4–6).
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2 : Pseudemys|Endemic fauna of Florida

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