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Higher TaxaEmydidae, Deirochelyinae, Testudinoidea, Testudines (turtles)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Texas Map Turtle 
SynonymGraptemys versa STEJNEGER 1925
Graptemys pseudogeographica versa STEJNEGER 1925
Graptemys versa — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 222
Graptemys versa — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 60
Graptemys versa — CROTHER 2000
Graptemys versa — RHODIN et al. 2010
Graptemys versa — TTWG 2021 
DistributionUSA (C Texas: Colorado River watershed on the Edwards Plateau)

Type locality: “Austin, Texas” [Travis County, Texas].  
Reproductionoviparous. Exhibits temperature‐dependent sex determination (TSD) fide Cornejo-Páramo et al. 2020 (and references therein). 
TypesHolotype: USNM 27473 (alcoholic adult male, CL 87 mm, rear scute missing), collector unknown, Jul 1900, donated by Herbert H. and Clement S. Brimley.
Paratypes: USNM 27474 (alcoholic male, CL 89 mm); USNM 27475 (alcoholic male, CL 87 mm); USNM 27476 (alcoholic male, CL 85 mm); USNM 27477 (alcoholic male, CL 90 mm); USNM 27478 (alcoholic male, CL 95 mm); USNM 27479 (alcoholic male, CL 74 mm); and USNM 27480 (alcoholic specimen, exchanged, see “Remarks”); all collected at the type locality, collector unknown, Jul 1900. MCZ 42346. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3535 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDiet: omnivore.

Habitat: freshwater (lakes, rivers) 
EtymologyNamed after the turned or changed head pattern differing from that of Graptemys pseudo­geographica. 
References
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