The reference to the Alabama redbelly turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) was to make the point that some scientific names refer to the geographic location where the first specimen was described.
Q. I notice you sometimes include scientific names of animals in your columns. One time you identified a timber rattlesnake; another time, two turtles (an Alabama redbelly turtle and a stinkpot).
The reference to the Alabama redbelly turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) was to make the point that some scientific names refer to the geographic location where the first specimen was described.