Rio Grande River Cooter

A rare Rio Grande River Cooter and the other is a Red Ear Slider. Both turtles are 4 inches long and weight no more than 10oz. Details I have two very cute baby turtles up for adoption. More

The Rio Grande River Cooter is from the order Testudines. All turtles are testudines (or Chelonia). There are more than 280 different species belonging to this order. The Rio Grande River Cooter was first reported by Ward, 1984. More

Common names

Rio Grande cooter in English - English
Rio Grande River Cooter in English - English
Tortuga del Río Bravo in Spanish - español
Western River Cooter in English - English
リオグランデクーター in Japanese - 日本語

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Order : Testudines
Family : Emydidae
Genus : Pseudemys
Species : Pseudemys gorzugi
Authority : Ward, 1984