Eastern river cooter

Eastern river cooter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Pseudemys
Species:
Subspecies:
P. c. concinna
Trinomial name
Pseudemys concinna concinna
(LeConte, 1830)

The eastern river cooter (Pseudemys concinna concinna) is a subspecies of turtle native to the eastern United States, with a smaller population in the midwest. It is found in freshwater habitats such as rivers, lakes, and ponds.[1][2]

  1. ^ "eastern river cooter (Pseudemys concinna concinna)". Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Pseudemys concinna concinna Eastern River Cooter". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 11 July 2015.