Graptemys pulchra Baur 1893:675

Iverson, John B., 2022, A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines), Megataxa 7 (1), pp. 1-85 : 37

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/megataxa.7.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6323982
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scientific name	Graptemys pulchra Baur 1893:675
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Syntypes (originally believed to be 2 specimens, but see below; photographed in Lindeman 2013:281): USNM 8808 (2 specimens); the skull of one of the syntypes was removed and apparently catalogued as USNM Osteo 29526, but now both the specimen and its skull are numbered USNM 318254 ( Reynolds et al. 2007:15). Cochran (1961:231) and Lovich (1985) recorded both USNM 8808 and Osteo 29526 as the syntypes. USNM 8808 designated lectotype by Lovich & McCoy (1992:304). FMNH 22171 (reported as “cotype” by Marx 1958:449) and USNM 220884 (not reported by Reynolds et al. 2007) were subsequently identified by Lindeman (2013:280) as additional syntypes. A detailed history of the confusion regarding the types of this species appears in Lindeman (2013:279–281).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Testudines
Family	Emydidae
Genus	Graptemys