NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Alabama Redbelly Turtle
Pseudemys alabamensis Baur, 1893
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
This turtle was sitting on the bank of Mobile Bay.
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Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Alabama red-bellied cooter; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:25:11.336821+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudemys alabamensis Baur, 1893
- Name authority
- Baur, 1893
- Common name
- Alabama Redbelly Turtle
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Emydidae
- Genus
- Pseudemys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderTestudines Batsch, 1788
- suborderCryptodira
- superfamilyTestudinoidea
- familyEmydidae
- genusPseudemys
- speciesPseudemys alabamensis Baur, 1893
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudemys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Redbelly TurtlePseudemys nelsoni Carr, 1938 | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Texas River CooterPseudemys texana Baur, 1893 | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peninsula CooterPseudemys peninsularis Carr, 1938 | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eastern Redbelly TurtlePseudemys rubriventris (Le Conte, 1830) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Florida CooterPseudemys floridana (Le Conte, 1830) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eastern River CooterPseudemys concinna (Le Conte, 1830) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rio Grande CooterPseudemys gorzugi Ward, 1984 | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pseudemys&species=alabamensis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4NM9L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.