The Rio Grande cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is native to northeastern Mexico and the adjacent southwestern United States.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Rio Grande Cooter being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pseudemys texana
- Pseudemys concinna
- Pseudemys alabamensis
- Trachemys gaigeae
- Pseudemys rubriventris
- Chrysemys dorsalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Emydidae
- Genus
- Pseudemys
- Species
- Pseudemys gorzugi
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