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Scientific Name
Pseudemys gorzugi
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pseudemys gorzugi Ward, 1984
Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (CAVE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Rio Grande Cooter
Park Synonyms
Pseudemys concinna
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Testudines |
| Suborder | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily | Testudinoidea |
| Family | Emydidae |
| Subfamily | Deirochelyinae |
| Genus | Pseudemys |
| Species | Pseudemys gorzugi |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Prival and Goode 2005, Bibkey 590642
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Prival and Goode 2005, Bibkey 590642
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Commonly seen basking at Rattlesnake Springs. Prival and Goode inventory resulted in 65 observations of this species in 2003 and 2004.; Data Source: Prival and Goode 2005, Bibkey 590642
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
State threatened species; USFS Sensitive Region 3
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Prival and Goode 2005, Bibkey 590642
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Kristin Dorman-Johnson
Created Date
8/16/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Kristin Dorman-Johnson
Last Modified Date
12/9/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: New Mexico Threatened; USFS Sensitive Region 3. Per Prival and Goode 2005, Pseudemys gorzugi observed 65 times during this herpetological survey in CAVE; however, they collected no specimens., Park Species Data Source: Prival and Goode 2005, Bibkey 590642
