Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID155702
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateME
CountyCumberland
LocalityAtlantic Ocean off Portland
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePresumpscot
HUC8 Number01060001
HUC10 NameCasco Bay
HUC10 Number0106000106
HUC12 NameCasco Bay-Atlantic Ocean
HUC12 Number010600010605
Map
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Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13222
Author:Albright, J.
Date:1999
Title:Hypotheticals, accidentals, and other oddities.
Publisher:The University of Maine Press
Pages:197-200
Commentserror
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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