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Alabama red-bellied cooter
Species of turtle native to Alabama / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Alabama red-bellied cooter (Pseudemys alabamensis) or Alabama red-bellied turtle, is native to Alabama.[1][2] It belongs to the turtle family Emydidae, the pond turtles. It is the official reptile of the state of Alabama.[5]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Emydidae |
Genus: | Pseudemys |
Species: | P. alabamensis |
Binomial name | |
Pseudemys alabamensis | |
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Alabama red-bellied cooter range[3] | |
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