Pseudemys floridana Le Conte 1830 (peninsula cooter)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Alternative combination: Testudo floridana
Belongs to Pseudemys according to M. E. Seidel and H. M. Smith 1986
See also Clarke 1953, Hay 1930 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Pseudemys alabamensis, Pseudemys caelata, Pseudemys carri, Pseudemys concinna, Pseudemys gorzugi, Pseudemys idahoensis, Pseudemys nelsoni, Pseudemys peninsularis, Pseudemys rubriventris, Pseudemys texana, Pseudemys williamsi
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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