Graptemys caglei Haynes & Mckown, 1974 is a animal in the Emydidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Graptemys caglei Haynes & Mckown, 1974

Graptemys caglei Haynes & Mckown, 1974

Graptemys caglei, Cagle's map turtle, is a small, sexually dimorphic map turtle that lays small clutches of up to three times a year.

Family
Genus
Graptemys
Order
Class
Testudines

About Graptemys caglei Haynes & Mckown, 1974

Cagle's map turtle (Graptemys caglei Haynes & Mckown, 1974), like all map turtles, has intricate patterns on its carapace and plastron, as well as serrated edges along the posterior of the carapace. It is smaller than most other map turtle species, and exhibits extreme sexual dimorphism: males only reach a straight carapace length of 4 inches (10 cm), while females can grow to a straight carapace length exceeding 7 inches (18 cm). Like all turtle species, Graptemys caglei is oviparous. A sexually mature female can lay up to three clutches of eggs in a single year. Clutch sizes are small, ranging from just one to six eggs per clutch.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Testudines Emydidae Graptemys

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