Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID115896
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateFL
CountyOrange
LocalityLake Conway
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameKissimmee
HUC8 Number03090101
HUC10 NameEast Lake Tohopekaliga
HUC10 Number0309010101
HUC12 NameLake Conway
HUC12 Number030901010101
Map
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Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12168
Author:Moler, P.
Date:1996
Title:Nonindigenous Records from Paul Moler's Database of Amphibians and Reptiles found in Florida.
Publisher:Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Reference 2
Ref. Number:15984
Author:Thomas, R.B.
Date:2006
Title:Trachemys scripta - Slider or Yellow-bellied slider.
Publisher:Chelonian Research Foundation.
Pages:296-312
Comments(#10262)
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalUniversity of SouthFlorida
Museum Cat NumberUSF 5778
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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