Specimen Information

Trachemys scripta elegans
Trachemys scripta elegans
(Red-eared Slider)
Reptiles-Turtles
Native Transplant

Specimen ID115659
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateMA
CountyBarnstable
LocalityOrleans
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameCape Cod
HUC8 Number01090002
Map
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Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:704
Author:Cardoza, J.E., G.S. Jones, T.W. French, and D.B. Halliwell.
Date:1993
Title:Exotic and translocated vertebrates of Massachusetts. Fauna of Massachusetts Series No. 6.
Publisher:Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Pages:95 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:12024
Author:Lazell, J.D. Jr.
Date:1976
Title:This Broken Archipelago: Cape Cod and the Islands, Amphibians and Reptiles.
Publisher:Quadrangle / The New York Times Book Co, New York.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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