Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID115673
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateMA
CountyMiddlesex
LocalityGreat Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameConcord River
HUC8 Number01070005
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month4
Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyPublication Year
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
Record TypeLiterature
Disposal"Northeastern Univ, Boston"
Museum Cat NumberNUVC
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year Classadult F


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