Species / Testudines taxon
Coastal Plain Cooter
Pseudemys floridana
Common cooter of the southeastern United States, also known as Coastal Plain Cooter.
Lineage: Turtles and Tortoises (TESTUDINES) > Cryptodira (CRYPTODIRA) > Durocryptodira (DUROCRYPTODIRA) > Testudinoid Turtles Superfamily (TESTUDINOIDEA) > Pond Turtles (EMYDIDAE) > Chicken Turtles and Allies Subfamily (DEIROCHELYINAE) > Cooters (Pseudemys) > Coastal Plain Cooter (Pseudemys floridana). This path helps place the taxon within its family, genus, or species-level context.
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- Chinese Name
- 佛州伪龟
- English Name
- Coastal Plain Cooter
- Scientific Name