Common Name
false map turtle

Iowa Range
along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers

Habitat
abundantly vegetated large lakes, ponds, and rivers

Description
The false map turtle has a small yellow crescent or bar marking behind the eye. The carapace is brown, with light yellow oval markings and dark blotches, and has a middorsal keel with slight knobs. The plastron is cream to yellow in color and lacks a pattern in adults.