Specimen Information

Trachemys scripta scripta
Trachemys scripta scripta
(Yellow-bellied Slider)
Reptiles-Turtles
Native Transplant

Specimen ID115806
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspeciesscripta
Common NameYellow-bellied Slider
StateNM
CountySocorro
LocalityRio Grande, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Unit 24E, 4 km SSW [E?] of refuge headquarters
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameRio Grande-Albuquerque
HUC8 Number13020203
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month10
Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12127
Author:Stuart, J.N.
Date:1995
Title:Geographic distribution: Trachemys scripta scripta (Yellowbelly Slider). USA: New Mexico: Socorro Co.
Journal:Herpetological Review
Volume:26
Issue:2
Pages:107
Reference 2
Ref. Number:12128
Author:Stuart, J.N.
Date:1995
Title:Notes on Aquatic Turtles of the Rio Grande Drainage, New Mexico.
Journal:Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society
Volume:31
Issue:3
Pages:147-157
Reference 3
Ref. Number:12129
Author:Degenhardt, W.G., C.W. Painter, and A.H. Price.
Date:1996
Title:The Amphibians and Reptiles of New Mexico.
Publisher:University of New Mexico Press.
Pages:431pp
Commentsmelanistic male SSE?
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalUofNM Museum ofSWesternBio
Museum Cat NumberMSB 58206
VerifierM.E. Seidel
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1M


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