Species Federal Protection
Ringed sawback (G. oculifera) Threatened (1/21/86)
Yellow-blotched sawback (G. flavimaculata) Threatened ( 1/14/91)
Pearl River map turtle (G. pearlensis) Threatened (8/11/24)
Barbour’s map turtle (G. barbouri)* Threatened (8/11/24)
Escambia map turtle (G. ernsti)* Threatened (8/11/24)
Pascagoula map turtle (G. gibbonsi)* Threatened (8/11/24)
Alabama map turtle (G. pulchra)* Threatened (8/11/24)
* Awarded federal protection due to the similarity of appearance to G. pearlensis.
Species CITES Rank
Barbour’s map turtle (G. barbouri) Appendix II
Escambia map turtle (G. ernsti) Appendix II
Pascagoula map turtle (G. gibbonsi) Appendix II
Pearl River map turtle (G. pearlensis) Appendix II
Alabama map turtle (G. pulchra) Appendix II
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Cagle’s map turtle (G. caglei) Appendix III
Yellow-blotched sawback (G. flavimaculata)** Appendix III
Northern map turtle (G. geographica) Appendix III
Black-knobbed sawback (G. nigrinoda) Appendix III
Ouachita map turtle (G. ouachitensis) Appendix III
Ringed sawback (G. oculifera)** Appendix III
False map turtle (G. pseudogeographica)*** Appendix III
Sabine map turtle (G. sabinensis) Appendix III
Texas map turtle (G. versa) Appendix III
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** = federal listed species
*** = both subspecies