卡氏地圖龜(學名:Graptemys caglei,英文:Cagle's map turtle)是地圖龜屬下的一種龜,只生活在美國及墨西哥。[3]
語源學
其種加詞caglei是爲了紀念美國爬蟲學家弗雷德·雷·卡格爾(Dr. Fred Ray Cagle,1915-1968)。[4]
描述
卡氏地圖龜的背殼及胸甲上有繁複的花紋,背殼後半部份有鋸齒狀邊緣,它是地圖龜屬中最小的物種之一,雌雄異形十分明顯,其中雄性的背殼一般只有4英寸(10厘米)長,雌性則超過7英寸(18厘米)。[3]
參考文獻
擴展閱讀
- Conant, R. 1975. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. xviii + 429 pp. + 48 plates. ISBN 0-395-19979-4 (hardback), ISBN 0-395-19977-8 (paperback). (Graptemys caglei, p. 58 + Figure 9 on p. 56 + Map 21.)
- Haynes, D., and R.R. McKown. 1974. A New Species of Map Turtle (Genus Graptemys) from the Guadalupe River System in Texas. Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany 18 (4): 143-152. ("Graptemys caglei new species")
- Smith, H.M., and E.D. Brodie, Jr. 1982. Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden Press. New York. 240 pp. ISBN 0-307-13666-3. (Graptemys caglei, pp. 50–51.)
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