Peer Review Plan for the Species Status Assessment Reports of Multiple Species
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This report will inform a decision on whether these species warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act.

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Type of document
Planned
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Species
Posing directly in front of the camera is a an olive to brown turtle looking away with its head turned to the right of the image.

The Pearl River map turtle is a member of the genus Graptemys, and like other map turtles, take their name from the intricate map-like pattern on their carapace (top shell). Within this genus is the megacephalic, or big-headed, clade that includes the Alabama, Barbour’s, Escambia, Pascagoula,...

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Southeast