Specimen Information

Mauremys sinensis
Mauremys sinensis
(Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle)
Reptiles-Turtles
Exotic

Specimen ID377231
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusMauremys
Speciessinensis
Common NameChinese Stripe-necked Turtle
StateFL
CountyAlachua
LocalityCalf Pond
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOklawaha
HUC8 Number03080102
HUC10 NamePaynes Prairie
HUC10 Number0308010211
HUC12 NamePaynes Prairie
HUC12 Number030801021105
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month7
Collection Year1972
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity pet
Statuseradicated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25782
Author:Jackson, D.R.
Date:2012
Title:The Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle (Mauremys sinensis [Gray, 1834] (Geoemydidae), Another Introduced Turtle Species in Florida.
Journal:International Reptile Conservation Foundation Reptiles & Amphibians
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:67-68
Comments"Subsequent investigation revealed that the Mauremys had escaped from the residence of P.C.H. Pritchard (PCHP, to whom it was returned) an estimated 15 months earlier."
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalFlorida Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberUF 166135
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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