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Basic information
Graptemys nigrinoda
Black-knobbed Map Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTurtles
FamilyPond turtles
GenusMap turtles
- Czech name
- Želva černohrbá
- English name
- Black-knobbed Map Turtle
- Alternative names
- Black-knobbed Sawback, Delta Map Turtle, Southern Black-knobbed Map Turtle
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 191 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,435 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 10.6 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20.3 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~6 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~2 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
- Egg length
- ~37 mm
- Egg width
- ~24 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6KSVB · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4