Graptemys geographica
- 36.4 × 22.9 mm
- Its colour follows its family (the eggs of all its relatives are alike); we haven't found a description of this species' own egg yet.
- Clutch: 6–20 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States
Elliptical, with a flexible, leathery shell.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 180 eggs: Vogt, Bulté & Iverson 2018, Graptemys geographica – Northern Map Turtle, Chelonian Research Monographs 5: 104.1–104.17.
Agrees with: Virginia Herpetological Society: Northern Map Turtle. - Description
- Vogt, Bulté & Iverson 2018, Graptemys geographica – Northern Map Turtle, Chelonian Research Monographs 5: 104.1–104.17.
- Shape
- Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).
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