Graptemys kohni

Basic information
Scientific name	Graptemys kohni	(No picture)
Common names
Higher taxon	Emydidae, Testudines, Reptilia
Natural range	Mississippi River System, USA.
Habitat	Large rivers with sluggish stream.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan
Origin	Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route	Deliberate (distributed in Japan as pet animal)
Impact	Competition with native freshwater turtles. Native organism(s) affected: Freshwater turtles.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	None.

Reference	Notes
DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki. (in Jpn) JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn) Yasukawa (2005) Alien freshwater turtles which may become established in Japan in the near future. Bull. Herpetol. Soc. Jpn. 2005(2):155-163 (in Jpn) etc.