ID Graptemys

[juli11]

I saw this turtle. It's a graptemys mix I think. Is there anyone who know it better?

 

[Redfoot NERD]

We have to see the stripes/spots on the side of the head to ID - carapace doesn't tell us anything.. seldom does in water turtles.

 

[AustinASU]

What red foot says. Looks maybe like a Sabine or Mississippi. Take pics of the plastron as well

 

[diamondbp]

It's a false map and a Mississippi map. The Mississippi map (kohni) is distinguished by the (almost) solid white eye iris. False maps generally have a darker iris with a line crossing through. They are technically the same species and intergrade over a broad range. Plus captive bred ones are hatched from farms that keep multiple species of maps in the same ponds creating plenty of babies with mixed characteristics.

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Also, Kohni don't always have a complete crescent around the eye. Which is exactly what yours displays. I think you have a mix that displays more Kohni characteristics than pseudogeographica