Missouri Animals False map turtle   (Graptemys pseudogeographica pseudogeographica) Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Testudines: (Turtles) Native North American turtle Habitat: slow moving rivers, river sloughs, lakes, reservoirs. Diet: insects, worms, crayfish, snails, dead fish, some aquatic plants.. ID Features: sawtooth edge on top of shell, peculiar yellow marks on each side of head. Natural History: The false map turtle is a medium-sized turtle with a very prominent dorsal ridge on its shell. Females grow to reach 10 inches in diameter. It commonly basks on logs in the sun..

The graphics and text are from: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri by Tom R. Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1992