Texas map turtle
Graptemys versa Stejneger, 1925
Status not recordedturtles and tortoises
The texas map turtle (Graptemys versa) 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 texas map turtle
- Weight
- 1.48 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 21.4 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- 33.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 35.4 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Egg incubation
- 60 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 8src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 3.5 years – 7.5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3src 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 texas map turtle live?
Not recorded
Is the texas 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 texas map turtle classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderTestudines
- familyEmydidae
- genusGraptemys
- SpeciesGraptemys versa Stejneger, 1925
Synonyms Graptemys pseudogeographica versa
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- سلحفاة الخريطة التكساسيةArabic
- želva coloradskáCzech
- Texas-HöckerschildkröteGerman
- Tortuga Mapa de TexasSpanish
- texasi tarajosteknősHungarian
- テキサスチズガメJapanese
- 德州地圖龜Chinese
Relatives of the texas map turtle
Other species in the same genus Graptemys.
Escambia map turtle
Graptemys ernsti
Yellow blotched sawback
Graptemys flavimaculata
Black-knobbed sawback
Graptemys nigrinoda
Cagle's map turtle
Graptemys caglei
Common map turtle
Graptemys geographica
Northern false map turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
CompareTexas map turtle vs Escambia map turtleTexas map turtle vs Yellow blotched sawbackTexas map turtle vs Black-knobbed sawbackTexas map turtle vs Cagle's map turtle
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the texas map turtle?
An adult texas map turtle weighs 1.48 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the texas map turtle live?
The texas map turtle has a recorded lifespan of 33.7 years.
What kind of animal is the texas map turtle?
The texas map turtle (Graptemys versa) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4
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note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
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