Throughout the pet trade Mississippi, Ouachita map turtles were bred and hatched out by the thousands back in the 1970s.
Some other various turtles were available but as the 4-Inch Law was established map turtles and others slowly decreased in popularity.
In 2011 the same common three listed before still hold the title for most common among the pet trade.
Some other species that are being captive-bred more often include the Texas map turtle, Cagle's map turtle, and the Black-knobbed map turtle. Some harder-to-find map turtles include the Yellow-blotched map turtle and the subspecies, Delta map turtle (Graptemys nigrinoda delticola).
Graptemys is a genus (a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms) of turtles known commonly as map turtles or sometimes sawback turtles.
These turtles are aquatic, freshwater turtles that are found throughout the eastern half of the United States and northward into southern Canada.
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