Specimen Information

Pseudemys nelsoni
Pseudemys nelsoni
(Florida Red-bellied Cooter)
Reptiles-Turtles
Native Transplant

Specimen ID115899
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusPseudemys
Speciesnelsoni
Common NameFlorida Red-bellied Cooter
StateTX
CountyHays
LocalitySpring Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Marcos
HUC8 Number12100203
HUC10 NameUpper San Marcos River
HUC10 Number1210020303
HUC12 NamePurgatory Creek-San Marcos River
HUC12 Number121002030302
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month7
Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:15588
Author:Rose, F.L., R.W. Manning, T.R. Simpson, and S. Jenkins
Date:1998
Title:A sustaining population of the Florida red-bellied turtle, Pseudemys nelsoni (Reptilia: Emydidae), in Spring Lake, Hays County, Texas.
Journal:Texas Journal of Science
Volume:50
Issue:1
Pages:89-92
Comments267mm PL; 3900g; laid 7 eggs - incubated at 27C - hatched 1 Sept 1996
Record TypeLiterature
Disposalreleased
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1F
Year Classadult
Size286mm carapace length


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