While marked similarly to the river cooter it lacks the. Suwanniensis suwannee river cooter fromwest coast of peninsular florida. Concinna the stripe down the outside of the hind foot is an identifying characteristic.
Concinna eastern river cooter from virginia to extreme northern florida the pictured individual is p. For this reason we suggest a tank with at least 1200mm in width. The peninsula cooter can grow to 500mm 20 long and needs a proportional amount of space to live happily.
This is because the tank will need to include fully submerged sections without risk of warping or leaking. Peninsula cooters require a turtle tank as their enclosure. Floridana belong to the same species.
Floridana and recent evidence has suggested that p. Peninsularis was considered a subspecies of p. Until very recently p.
Peninsularis and river cooter p. The florida cooter is very similar in appearance to the peninsula cooter p. They have similar physical characteristics to the river cooter.
Pseudemys peninsulari description hatchling peninsula cooter turtles are approximately one inch at hatching. Peninsula cooter turtle scientific name. Hatchling peninsula cooter turtle.
These critters can be found throughout the state of florida.
Peninsula cotter. The peninsula cooter belongs to the genus pseudemys which also includes other cooters such as the coastal plain cooter river cooter alabama red bellied cooter and several others. The binomial name of the peninsula cooter is pseudemys peninsularis interestingly enough the peninsula cooter is sometimes considered a subspecies of the coastal plain cooter which is also sometimes considered a. The peninsula cooter pseudemys peninsularis is a species of freshwater turtle in the genus pseudemys it is sometimes considered a subspecies of the coastal plain cooter p. Floridana when that turtle is not itself considered a subspecies of the river cooter p.
The peninsula cooter is an average sized member of the family emydidae typically reaching carapace. Pseudemys floridana penisularis peninsula cooter is found throughout the florida peninsula. The northern limit of the range is unknown ernst and lovich 2009. Thomas and jansen 2006 though it is assumed that individuals are only found south of alachua county.
This cooter looks very much like the florida red belly which shares the same geographical range florida with the species. However the peninsula cooter lacks the red underside of the florida red bellied cooter. The peninsula cooter is also a turtle that can be acquired from turtle breeders. They are quite popular and make great pets.
The peninsula cooter turtle is an excellent community tank turtle. I have other companion animals in the same area which are red footed tortoises our source shares. They don t get a chance to interact since the turtles are inside tanks and aquariums and the tortoises are crawling in my garden. The hardy peninsula cooter pseudemys peninsularis is a beautiful turtle species that adapts quite well to life in captivity.
Not to be mistaken for the similar looking river cooter peninsula cooters prefer a lax lifestyle in slow moving waters.
Not to be mistaken for the similar looking river cooter peninsula cooters prefer a lax lifestyle in slow moving waters. The hardy peninsula cooter pseudemys peninsularis is a beautiful turtle species that adapts quite well to life in captivity. They don t get a chance to interact since the turtles are inside tanks and aquariums and the tortoises are crawling in my garden.
I have other companion animals in the same area which are red footed tortoises our source shares. The peninsula cooter turtle is an excellent community tank turtle. They are quite popular and make great pets.
The peninsula cooter is also a turtle that can be acquired from turtle breeders. However the peninsula cooter lacks the red underside of the florida red bellied cooter. This cooter looks very much like the florida red belly which shares the same geographical range florida with the species.
Thomas and jansen 2006 though it is assumed that individuals are only found south of alachua county. The northern limit of the range is unknown ernst and lovich 2009. Pseudemys floridana penisularis peninsula cooter is found throughout the florida peninsula.
The peninsula cooter is an average sized member of the family emydidae typically reaching carapace. Floridana when that turtle is not itself considered a subspecies of the river cooter p. The peninsula cooter pseudemys peninsularis is a species of freshwater turtle in the genus pseudemys it is sometimes considered a subspecies of the coastal plain cooter p.
The binomial name of the peninsula cooter is pseudemys peninsularis interestingly enough the peninsula cooter is sometimes considered a subspecies of the coastal plain cooter which is also sometimes considered a. The peninsula cooter belongs to the genus pseudemys which also includes other cooters such as the coastal plain cooter river cooter alabama red bellied cooter and several others.
