Cagle's map turtle

Cagle's map turtle
Graptemys caglei, male hatchling
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Emydidae
Subfamily:	Deirochelyinae
Genus:	Graptemys
Species:	G. caglei
Binomial name
Graptemys caglei Haynes & McKown, 1974[2]
Range map

Cagle's map turtle (Graptemys caglei) is a species of turtle in the Emydidae family endemic to the United States.

Geographic range

It is found only in the Guadalupe, San Antonio, and San Marcos Rivers in Texas.^[3]

Etymology

The specific name, caglei, is in honor of American herpetologist Dr. Fred Ray Cagle (1915-1968).^[4]

Description

Cagle's map turtle has intricate patterns on the carapace and plastron, as well as serrated edges on the posterior of the carapace, as is typical of all map turtles. It is smaller than most map turtles, and very sexually dimorphic, with males reaching only 4 in (10 cm) carapace length while females can exceed 7 in (18 cm) in carapace length.^[3]

References

1. van Dijk, P.P. (2010). "Graptemys caglei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
2. Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010.
3. "Cagle's Map Turtle". Graptemys.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
4. Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore. xiii + 312 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Graptemys caglei, p. 46.)

Further reading

• Conant R. 1975. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. xviii + 429 pp. + 48 plates. ISBN 0-395-19979-4 (hardback), ISBN 0-395-19977-8 (paperback). (Graptemys caglei, p. 58 + Figure 9 on p. 56 + Map 21).
• Haynes D, McKown RR. 1974. A New Species of Map Turtle (Genus Graptemys) from the Guadalupe River System in Texas. Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany 18 (4): 143-152. ("Graptemys caglei new species").
• Smith HM, Brodie ED Jr. 1982. Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. ISBN 0-307-47009-1 (hardcover), ISBN 0-307-13666-3 (paperback). (Graptemys caglei, pp. 50–51).

External links

• Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Graptemys caglei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.