Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID156096
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateMD
CountyPrince George's
Localitynorthern and central Maryland as far south as Prince George's County
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NamePatuxent
HUC8 Number02060006
Map
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Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13342
Author:Conant, R., and J.T. Collins.
Date:1998
Title:A Field Guide to Reptiles and & Amphibians. Eastern and Central North America. Third Edition, Expanded.
Publisher:Houghton and Mifflin Company, Boston.
Pages:616 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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