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Pseudemys peninsularis CARR, 1938

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Higher TaxaEmydidae, Deirochelyinae, Testudinoidea, Testudines (turtles)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Peninsula Cooter
G: Peninsula-Schmuckschildkröte 
SynonymPseudemys floridana peninsularis CARR 1938
Chrysemys floridana peninsularis — FRITZ & BIENERT 1981
Pseudemys floridana peninsularis — WARD 1984: 42
Pseudemys floridana peninsularis — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 212
Pseudemys floridana peninsularis — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 68
Pseudemys peninsularis — SEIDEL 1994
Pseudemys peninsularis — CROTHER 2000
Pseudemys peninsularis — ERNST & LOVICH 2009
Pseudemys peninsularis — TTWG 2021 
DistributionUSA (Florida peninsula)

Type locality: “Crystal Springs, Pasco County, Florida.”  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 43849 (also given as 42849). Paratypes: CM 9875–77; MCZ 43850, 44069; UF 951; UMMZ 83358–59. USNM 104389 (dry stuffed adult female, CL 309 mm), collected at the type locality by Lewis J. Marchand, 20 Feb 1938; and USNM 104390 (dry stuffed adult male, CL 243 mm), near Umatilla, Lake County, Florida, collected by Archie F. Carr Jr., 16 Mar 1934. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (389 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDiet: herbivorous.

Habitat: freshwater (lakes, ponds, rivers) 
EtymologyThe Latin peninsularis refers to the peninsula of Florida, to which the range of the taxon is restricted. 
References
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