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Taxonomy: Of the two recognized subspecies of
G. ouachitensis
(Iverson et al. 2012), only
G. o. ouachitensis (Ouachita Map
Turtle) occurs in Tennessee (Ernst and Lovich 2009).
Distribution: Scattered records of this map turtle come from the
upper and lower reaches of the Tennessee River drainage in East and Middle
Tennessee and the Mississippi River and a few of its tributaries in West
Tennessee. We are aware of no
records from the Tennessee portion of the Cumberland River drainage.
Museum Records by Counties: Claiborne—USNM
86675.
Decatur—AUM 9136-9138.
Hamilton—APSU
19762.
Hardeman—APSU 17342, 17343.
Hawkins—APSU 19098.
Humphreys—FLMNH 3098; UMMZ 99230.
Lake—CMNH 87530, 95402, 95403,
107624, 107736; TU 19663-19676; USNM 102678.
Meigs—NCSM 8579, 8942. Obion—KU
88752-88757. Perry—TTU
16937. Rhea—UTKVZC 3756.
Roane—USNM 86670. Stewart—APSU
158, 804, 805, 5387, 17561. Tipton—UTKVZC
6972.
Literature Sources by Counties: Benton—Hutchinson
et al. (1966).
Decatur—Vogt (1993).
Hamilton—Mays (2017).
Hardeman—Norton (1971), Norton and
Harvey (1975).
Hawkins—Daniels et al. (2012).
Henry—Lindeman (2013).
Humphreys—Cagle (1953), Gentry (1956),
Vogt (1993), Williamson (2001a).
Lake—Moll
(1976), Vogt (1993).
Meigs—Johnson
(1958).
Perry—Vogt (1993).
Roane—Johnson (1964),
Van Dyke et al. (2013).
Questionable and/or Erroneous Records: See account for G. pseudogeographica.
Conservation Status: None.
Posted: 8 June 2011
Latest Revision: 28 August 2017
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