Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID159231
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateVA
CountyPrince William
LocalityOccuquon creeks
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
HUC10 NameOccoquan River-Potomac River
HUC10 Number0207001008
HUC12 NameOccoquan Reservoir-Occoquan River
HUC12 Number020700100802
Map
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Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12141
Author:Ernst, C.H., S.C. Belfit, S.W. Sekscienski, and A.F. Laemmerzahl
Date:1997
Title:The Amphibians and Reptiles of Ft. Belvoir and Northern Virginia.
Journal:Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Sociey
Volume:33
Issue:1
Pages:1-62
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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