The False Map Turtle is a medium-sized basking turtle of the Mississippi River system. It basks in large groups on logs. Males are much smaller than females, which have expanded heads for crushing mollusks.
Best time to see a False Map Turtle
The best time to see a False Map Turtle is March–July, when about 65% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 6,279 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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