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Basic information
Pseudemys peninsularis
Peninsula Cooter
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyPond and Box Turtles
GenusCooters
- Czech name
- Želva poloostrovní
- English name
- Peninsula Cooter
- Alternative names
- Peninsula-Schmuckschildkröte, Peninsular Cooter
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Coastal plain, Lake, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 330 mm
- Body mass
- max 7,352 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 12.3 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 44 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~15 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~2 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 78CBH · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4