Glyptemys insculpta Le Conte 1830 (wood turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Alternative combinations: Clemmys insculpta, Testudo insculpta

Belongs to Glyptemys according to J. A. Holman and U. Fritz 2001

See also Bickham 1975, Cope 1899, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Holman 2002, Parris and Daeschler 1995 and van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Glyptemys muhlenbergii, Glyptemys valentinensis

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (4: Georgia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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