Quachita Map Turtle Traditional Cache
Turtletoes/Biggie: making room
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Stainless Steel Bottle holding a 35mm film can. Logbook. BYOP, as always.
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The Ouachita map turtle or Sabine map turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis) is a species of turtle found in the United States. This species’ carapace features a row of low spines, and is serrated on the rim. The carapace is olive, dark brown, or black in coloration with light yellowish markings with dark borders. The plastron color varies from cream to yellow and is patterned with dark lines and swirls. The body color of the False Map Turtle is grayish brown to blackish and is marked with yellowish stripes. The males can grow to be as large as 5 inches. The females can grow to be up to 10 inches. Males are significantly smaller than females. The subspecies may represent full species.
Ouachita Map Turtles feed mainly on small aquatic species such as shrimp, insects, molluscs and fish. They also consume algae and aquatic plants.
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