River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
CLASS Reptilia | ORDER Chelonia | FAMILY EmydidaeRANGE Eastern and southeastern United States
HABITAT Rivers, lakes, ponds and marshes
DIET Aquatic plants
RANGE Eastern and southeastern United States
HABITAT Rivers, lakes, ponds and marshes
DIET Aquatic plants
The river cooter is a large, freshwater turtle. It has a light, backward-facing C-shaped mark on the second scute on each side of the carapace that can be used to distinguish it from the Florida cooter.
They bask on exposed logs and rocks, and quickly enter the water when approached.
Females lay eggs in early summer. Clutch sizes range between 7 and 18 eggs.
