---
title: "Texas Cooter"
description: "Pseudemys texana — Reptielen. The Texas river cooter (Pseudemys texana) is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to the U.S."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/texas-cooter
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Texas Cooter

> Pseudemys texana — Reptielen. The Texas river cooter (Pseudemys texana) is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to the U.S.

- Scientific name: *Pseudemys texana*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 8338
- Wikidata: [Q747076](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q747076)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39822](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39822)

## Names

- en: Texas Cooter
- de: Texas-Schmuckschildkröte
- es: Falsa jicotea texana
- fr: Pseudémyde du Texas

## Countries with the most observations

US (7111), MX (3)

## Summary

The Texas river cooter (Pseudemys texana) is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to the U.S. state of Texas. It is found in the river basins of the Brazos, San Bernard, Colorado, Guadalupe, San Antonio, Nueces, and their tributaries. It is one of three species of cooters (Pseudemys) occurring in Texas, including the Rio Grande cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) and the river cooter (Pseudemys concinna).

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

## Photo

![Texas Cooter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/texas-cooter/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nick Loveland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39320840

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/texas-cooter?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).