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title: "False Map Turtle"
description: "Graptemys pseudogeographica — Répteis. The false map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) is a species of turtle endemic to the United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/false-map-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# False Map Turtle

> Graptemys pseudogeographica — Répteis. The false map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) is a species of turtle endemic to the United States.

- Scientific name: *Graptemys pseudogeographica*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios), `zoo` (Zoo e animais de estimação)
- iNaturalist observations: 5186
- Wikidata: [Q1078899](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1078899)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39847](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39847)

## Names

- en: False Map Turtle
- de: Falsche Landkarten-Höckerschildkröte
- es: Falsa tortuga mapa
- fr: Graptémyde pseudogéographique
- nl: Onechte landkaartschildpad
- pl: Żółw ostrogrzbiety

## Countries with the most observations

US (3501), PT (172), ES (131), DE (125), IT (107), AR (76), CA (75), AT (35), FR (30), GB (29), CH (21), MX (18)

## Summary

The false map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) is a species of turtle endemic to the United States. It is a common pet species. Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies described here.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101361305

## Machine access

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