Species of turtle
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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.
Geographic range.
The Rio Grande cooter is found in the Rio Grande drainage of Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas), New Mexico, and Texas.
Habitat.
The preferred natural habitat of "P. gorzugi" is freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of .
Etymology.
The specific name, "gorzugi", is in honor of , the Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles at the National Museum of Natural History.
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