Rio Grande cooter

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Rio Grande cooter
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P. gorzugi
Binomial name
Pseudemys gorzugi
Ward, 1984[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pseudemys concinna gorzugi
    Ward, 1984
  • Pseudemys gorzugi
    — Ernst, 1990

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The Rio Grande cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi ) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae.

Distribution

The Rio Grande cooter is found in the Rio Grande drainage of Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas), New Mexico, and Texas.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, gorzugi, is in honor of George R. Zug, Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles, National Museum of Natural History.[3][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rhodin 2011, p. 000.181
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  3. Beltz, Ellin. 2006. Scientific and Common Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America — Explained. ebeltz.net/herps/biogappx.html#B.
  4. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Psuedemys gorzugi, pp. 104, 294).

Further reading

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  • Ward JP. 1984. Relationships of the chrysemyd turtles of North America (Testudines: Emydidae). Spec. Publ. Mus. Texas Tech. Univ. 21: 1-50. (Pseudemys concinna gorzugi, new subspecies, p. 29, figure 6).


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