Suwannee River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis) - HM 39016
Observer:
Ratcliffe, Matthew
Observed:
2013-08-30
Last Modified:
2015-05-19 20:52:46
Country:
United States of America
State:
Florida
County:
Hernando
Age:
Adult
Deceased:
Notes:
After showing this image and discussing it with George Heinrich, an expert on Suwanee Cooters, I believe that at least one of the turtles (previously ID'd as P. nelsoni) is in fact a P. suwanniensis. They range to this river, and at least one of the observed turtles has a streamlined body typical of Suwanees, while the other Cooters of FL have more domed carapaces.

See record 171194 for the P. nelsoni in this image.
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