.::::: Turtles of the World - Emydidae - Pseudemys :::::.
Last update: 25 August, 2004

A genus of medium to largesized cooters from North America.

Pseudemys
 
Pseudemys alabamensis
 
Distribution:
Pseudemys concinna
 
Distribution: USA
Pseudemys gorzugi
 
Distribution: USA
Pseudemys nelsoni
 
Distribution: USA
Pseudemys peninsularis
 
Distribution: USA
Pseudemys rubriventris
 
Distribution:
Pseudemys suwanniensis
 
Distribution:
Pseudemys texana Baur, 1893
Chrysemys concinna texana (Baur, 1893)
Chrysemys texana (Baur, 1893)
Pseudemys concinna texana Baur, 1893
Distribution: USA.
Literature
 
 
Belkin, D.A. 1964. Variations in heart rate during voluntary diving in the turtle Pseudemys concinna. Copeia, 1964: 321-330.
Ernst, C.H. & R.W. Barbour. 1989. Turtles of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., and London, 314 pp.
Ernst, C.H., J.E. Lovich & R.W. Barbour. 1994. Turtles of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Inst. Press, Washington, 578 pp.
 
Fields, J.R., T.R. Simpson, R.W. Manning & F.L. Rose. 2003. Food Habits and Selective Foraging by the Texas River Cooter (Pseudemys texana) in Spring Lake, Hays County, Texas. J. Herpetol., 37(4): 726-729.
Fritz, U. 1989. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Texas-Schmuckschildkröte (Pseudemys texana Baur, 1893) (Reptilia: Testudines: Emydidae). Sauria, 11(1): 9-14.
Iverson, J.B. 1992. A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World. Richmond, IN: Privately printed, 363 pp.
Jackson, D.R. & R.N. Walker. 1997. Reproduction in the Suwannee Cooter, Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis. Bull. Florida Mus. Nat. Hist., 41: 69-167.
Kramer, M. 1995. Home range of the Florida Red-Bellied Turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni) in a Florida spring run. Copeia, 1995: 883-890.
 
 
Lindeman, P.V. 1997. A Comparative Spotting-Scope Study of the Distribution and Relative Abundance of River Cooters (Pseudemys concinna) in Western Kentucky and Southern Mississippi. Chel. Conserv. Biol., 2(3): 378-383.
Lindeman, P.V. 1999. Aggressive Interactions during Basking among Four Species of Emydid Turtles. J. Herpetol., 33(2): 214-219.
Lindeman, P.V. 2001. Investigations of the Ecology of Graptemys versa and Pseudemys texana in Southcentral Texas. Linnaeus Fund Research Report. Chel. Conserv. Biol., 4(1): 223-224.
Lindeman, P.V., T.P. Allen, D. Edwards, J. Lovell & L. Lovell. 1999. Geographic Distribution. Pseudemys texana. Herperol. Rev., 30(4): 233.
 
 
Rose, F.L., T.R. Simpson & R.W. Manning. 1996. Measured and Predicted Egg Volume of Pseudemys texana with Comments on Turtle Egg Shape. J. Herpetol., 30(3): 433-435.
Seidel, M.E. 1994. Morphometric Analysis and Taxonomy of Cooter and Red-Bellied Turtles in the North American Genus Pseudemys (Emydidae). Chel. Conserv. Biol., 1(2): 117-130.
Seidel, M.E. 1995. How Many Species of Cooter Turtles and Where is the Scientific Evidence? – A Reply to Jackson. Chel. Conserv. Biol., 1(4): 333-336.
Seidel, M.E. & M.J. Dreslik. 1996. Pseudemys concinna. Cat. Amer. Amphib. Rept., 626: 1-12.
 
Seidel, M.E. & C.H. Ernst. 1996. Pseudemys. Cat. Amer. Amphib. Rept., 625: 1-7.
Seidel, M.E. & C.H. Ernst. 1998. Pseudemys peninsularis. Cat. Amer. Amphib. Rept., 669: 1-4.
Seidel, M.E. & H.M. Smith. 1986. Chrysemys, Pseudemys, Trachemys (Testudines: Emydidae): Did Agassiz have it Right? Herpetologica, 42(2): 242-248.
 
 
Vaughan, R.K. & M.A. Lockwood. 1996. Geographic Distribution. Pseudemys texana. Herpetol. Rev., 27(3): 151.
Walls, J.G. 1996. The Pseudemys Mess. Reptile Hobbyist, 2(1): 37-41.
Webb, R.G. 1995. The Date of Publication of Gray’s Catalogue of Shield Reptiles. Chel. Conserv. Biol., 1(4): 322-323.