The northern map turtle is a freshwater turtle with an olive-to-brown carapace bearing a low central keel and fine, maplike yellow contour lines, plus a small yellow spot behind each eye. It inhabits rivers and large lakes of central and eastern North America. Females reach about 11 inches and 5.5 pounds. It basks on logs and dives when disturbed. This summary was AI generated
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IUCN Status
Threat to humans
Source: Fishbase
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