---
title: "Ouachita Map Turtle"
description: "Graptemys ouachitensis — Reptiles. The Ouachita map turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis) is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ouachita-map-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ouachita Map Turtle

> Graptemys ouachitensis — Reptiles. The Ouachita map turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis) is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae.

- Scientific name: *Graptemys ouachitensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 2407
- Wikidata: [Q617739](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q617739)
- iNaturalist taxon: [371940](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/371940)

## Names

- en: Ouachita Map Turtle
- de: Ouachita-Höckerschildkröte
- es: Tortuga mapa de Ouachita
- fr: Graptémyde d'Ouachita

## Countries with the most observations

US (1646), ES (93), PT (82), IT (45), DE (42), MX (21), CA (18), TW (15), AT (11), AR (8), FR (5), GB (5)

## Summary

The Ouachita map turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis) is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouachita_map_turtle

## Photo

![Ouachita Map Turtle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ouachita-map-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101369646

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ouachita-map-turtle?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).