Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID156100
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateFL
CountyPalm Beach
LocalityPalm Beach County
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeCounty
HUC8 NameEverglades
HUC8 Number03090202
HUC10 Number0309020609
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13209
Author:Bartlett, R.D., and P.P. Bartlett.
Date:1999
Title:A Field Guide to Florida Reptiles and Amphibians.
Publisher:Gulf Publishing Company, Houston.
Pages:280 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:12019
Author:Wilson, L.D., and L. Porras
Date:1983
Title:The Ecological Impact of Man on the South Florida Herpetofauna
Publisher:University of Kansas, Lawrence
Pages:89 pp
Reference 3
Ref. Number:659
Author:King, W., and T. Krakauer
Date:1966
Title:The exotic herpetofauna of Southeast Florida
Journal:Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences
Volume:29
Issue:2
Pages:144-154
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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