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Peninsula Cooter
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. concinna''). Description The peninsula cooter is an average sized member of the family Emydidae, typically reaching carapace lengths of 9-13 in (23-33 cm) and weights of 5-15 lbs (2.27-6.8 kg). However, they are capable of surpassing 16” (40.64cm) and 35 pounds (15.876 kg). Peninsula cooters can be distinguished from the Florida red-bellied cooter (''Pseudemys nelsoni The Florida red-bellied cooter or Florida redbelly turtle (''Pseudemys nelsoni'') is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. Etymology The specific name, ''nelsoni'', is in honor of American biologist George Nelson (born 1873). Geographic ...'') by their lack of a reddish plastron and the presence of doz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Carr
Archie Fairly Carr, Jr. (June 16, 1909 – May 21, 1987) was an American herpetologist, ecologist, and conservationist. He was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Florida and an acclaimed writer on science and nature. He brought attention to the world's declining sea turtle populations due to over-exploitation and habitat loss. Wildlife refuges in Florida and Costa Rica have been named in his honor. Biography Born in Mobile, Alabama, to a Presbyterian pastor, Carr grew up in Mobile, Fort Worth, Texas, and Savannah, Georgia. He studied zoology at the University of Florida (UF), eventually specializing in herpetology. He further refined that interest to the study of turtles and eventually became one of the world's foremost authorities on sea turtles. He married Marjorie Harris Carr, a conservationist herself. While a student at UF, he became a member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. From UF, he received bachelor's degree in 1932, M.S. in 1934, and Ph.D. in 1937. He was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ex Errore
This is a list of terms and symbols used in scientific names for organisms, and in describing the names. For proper parts of the names themselves, see List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names. Note that many of the abbreviations are used with or without a stop. Naming standards and taxonomic organizations and their codes and taxonomies * ICTV – International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses * ICSP – International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes ** formerly the ICSB – International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology ** publishes the ICNP – International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes *** formerly the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (ICNB) or Bacteriological Code (BC) * ICZN – International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ** publishes ''ICZN'' the ''International Code of Zoological Nomenclature'' or "ICZN Code" * IBC – International Botanical Congress ** publishes ''ICN'' the ''International Code of Nomenclature f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudemys
''Pseudemys'' is a genus of large, herbivorous, freshwater turtles of the eastern United States and adjacent northeast Mexico. They are often referred to as cooters, which stems from ''kuta'', the word for turtle in the Bambara and Malinké languages, brought to America by enslaved people from Africa. Etymology The generic name ''Pseudemys'' is derived from the Greek words, ''pseudes'' meaning false or misleading, and ''emydos'' a freshwater turtle, implying a resemblance to, but not included in the genus ''Emys''.Seidel, Michael and Carl H. Ernst. 1996. Pseudemys'' Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptile. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 625: 1-7 pp. The trivial names, or specific epithets, of five of the species are toponyms, named for places where the species were first discovered including, the Florida peninsular (''P. peninsularis''),Seidel, Michael and Carl H. Ernst. 1998. Pseudemys peninsularis'' Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptile. Society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coastal Plain Cooter
The coastal plain cooter (''Pseudemys floridana'') or Florida cooter is a species of large herbivorous freshwater turtle in the genus ''Pseudemys''. Biology The species is found within the southeastern coastal plain of the United States, from extreme southeastern Virginia southward through all of Florida and westward to the vicinity of Mobile Bay, Alabama. The nominate race (''P. f. floridana'') occupies most of the species' geographic range but is replaced in the Florida peninsula by the peninsula cooter (''Pseudemys peninsularis''), which is primarily distinguished by differences in head markings. Both races can be distinguished from sympatric ''Pseudemys'' species by the immaculate yellow color of their plastrons and the lack of a U-shaped cusp in the upper jaw (characteristic of the Florida redbelly turtle). The carapace length of the size ranges from typically and the normal weigh is (in the slightly larger females) . The record sized female measured in carapace length. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Cooter
The river cooter (''Pseudemys concinna'') is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is native to the central and eastern United States, but has been introduced into parts of California, Washington, and British Columbia. Geographic range ''P. concinna'' is found from Virginia south to central Georgia, west to eastern Texas, Oklahoma, and north to southern Indiana. Habitat ''P. concinna'' is usually found in rivers with moderate current, as well as lakes and tidal marshes. Subspecies There are two subspecies which are recognized as being valid. *''Pseudemys concinna concinna'' – eastern river cooter *''Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis'' – Suwannee cooter – sometimes regarded as a separate species, ''P. suwanniensis'' ''Nota bene'': A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than ''Pseudemys''. The coastal plain cooter or Florida cooter (''P. floridana'') was formerly conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emydidae
Emydidae (Latin ''emys'' (freshwater tortoise) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (''eîdos'', “appearance, resemblance”)) is a family of testudines (turtles) that includes close to 50 species in 10 genera. Members of this family are commonly called terrapins, pond turtles, or marsh turtles. Several species of Asian box turtles were formerly classified in the family; however, revised taxonomy has separated them to a different family (Geoemydidae). As currently defined, the Emydidae are entirely a Western Hemisphere family, with the exception of two species of pond turtle. Description The upper shell (carapace) of most emydids is the shape of a low arch, although in some species, it is domed. The upper shell may have one or two ridges that run from front to the back of the animal (a projection commonly called a "keel"), or such a feature may be absent. A prominent bridge often connects the top shell to the bottom shell ( plastron). Emydids have large bottom shells, and some memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudemys Nelsoni
The Florida red-bellied cooter or Florida redbelly turtle (''Pseudemys nelsoni'') is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. Etymology The specific name, ''nelsoni'', is in honor of American biologist George Nelson (born 1873). Geographic range ''P. nelsoni'' is endemic to Florida, and southern Georgia. Fossils of ''P. nelsoni'' have also been found along the coast of South Carolina from the Pleistocene Epoch, indicating that the historic range of this species used to extend further north. Today, its northern counterpart, the Northern Red-bellied Cooter (''Psuedemys rubriventris'') occupies this region. Biology The Florida redbelly cooter is mainly herbivorous, and can be found in nearly any type of aquatic habitat. It feeds on a variety of aquatic plants including waterweed ('' Vallisneria'' and '' Elodea''), duckweed ('' Lemna'' and '' Wolffia''), and arrowhead ('' Sagittaria'') species. It reaches particularly high densities in spring runs, and occasionally can be foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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