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Northern false map turtle

Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831)

Status not recordedturtles and tortoises

The northern false map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) is a species in the family Emydidae, order Testudines. Recorded adults weigh about 1.48 kg and live up to 33.7 years.

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Quick facts about the northern false map turtle

Weight
1.48 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
33.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Longest recorded lifespan
35.5 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Egg incubation
60 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
10.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
5 years – 8 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
3 – 4src for Litters or clutches a year
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the northern false map turtle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the northern false map turtle as introduced in 4 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Polandinvasive
  2. Argentina
  3. Belgium
  4. Portugal

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the northern false map turtle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the northern false map turtle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderTestudines
  5. familyEmydidae
  6. genusGraptemys
  7. SpeciesGraptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831)

Synonyms Emys lesueurii, Emys pseudogeographica, Malaclemys lesueuri, Malacoclemmys kohnii, Malacoclemmys lesueurii

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • سلحفاة الخريطة الكاذبةArabic
  • Falsa Tortuga MapaCatalan
  • želva mississippskáCzech
  • Uægte LandkortskildpaddeDanish
  • Falsche Landkarten-HöckerschildkröteGerman
  • Fausse tortue géographiqueFrench
  • Graptémyde pseudogéographiqueFrench
  • Graptémyde pseudogéographique (La)French
  • közönséges tarajosteknősHungarian
  • Testuggine falsa carta geograficaItalian
  • ニセチズガメJapanese
  • 가짜지도거북Korean
  • Netikrasis žemėlapinis vėžlysLithuanian
  • ZaagrugschildpadDutch
  • Onechte LandkaartschildpadDutch
  • Żółw ostrogrzbietyPolish
  • Пилоспинная черепахаRussian
  • Lažna zemljevidarkaSlovenian
  • falsk kartsköldpaddaSwedish
  • False Map Turtleroot
  • Mississippi Map Turtleroot
  • 偽地圖龜Chinese

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Relatives of the northern false map turtle

Other species in the same genus Graptemys.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the northern false map turtle?

An adult northern false map turtle weighs 1.48 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the northern false map turtle live?

The northern false map turtle has a recorded lifespan of 33.7 years.

Is the northern false map turtle an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the northern false map turtle as invasive in 1 country: Poland. It lists it as introduced in 4 in all.

What kind of animal is the northern false map turtle?

The northern false map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) belongs to the family Emydidae in the order Testudines.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Northern false map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-false-map-turtle

MLA

“Northern false map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-false-map-turtle.

BibTeX
@misc{northern_false_map_turtle_2026,
  title = {Northern false map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-false-map-turtle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}