Peninsular Cooter

The peninsula cooter (Pseudemys peninsularis), sometimes referred to as the peninsular cooter, is a species of freshwater turtle in the genus Pseudemys. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the coastal plain cooter (P. floridana) when that turtle is not itself considered a subspecies of the river cooter (P. concinna).

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Peninsular 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 floridana
• Pseudemys nelsoni
• Pseudemys alabamensis
• Pseudemys concinna
• Deirochelys reticularia

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Testudines

Family

Emydidae

Genus

Pseudemys

Species

Pseudemys peninsularis

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