Alabama red-bellied cooter
| Alabama red-bellied cooter | |
|---|---|
| This turtle was sitting on the bank of Mobile Bay. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 (Baur, 1893) | |
| Alabama red-bellied cooter range | |
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The Alabama red-bellied cooter (Pseudemys alabamensis) or Alabama red-bellied turtle, is native to Alabama. It belongs to the turtle family Emydidae, the pond turtles. It is the official reptile of the state of Alabama.