Specimen Information

Deirochelys reticularia chrysea
Deirochelys reticularia chrysea
(Florida Chicken Turtle)
Reptiles-Turtles
Native Transplant

Specimen ID115804
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusDeirochelys
Speciesreticularia
Subspecieschrysea
Common NameFlorida Chicken Turtle
StateFL
CountyMonroe
LocalityJunior College Road, Stock Island
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameFlorida Bay-Florida Keys
HUC8 Number03090203
HUC10 Number0309020303
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month9
Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12110
Author:Butterfield, B.P., W.E. Meshaka, Jr., and J.B. Hauge
Date:1994
Title:Two turtles new to the Florida Keys.
Journal:Herpetological Review
Volume:25
Issue:2
Pages:81
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalAuburn University
Museum Cat NumberAUM 33633
VerifierJ. L. Dobie
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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