Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID159233
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateVA
CountyHenry
Localitysouth-central Virginia
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameUpper Dan
HUC8 Number03010103
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12143
Author:Mitchell, J.C.
Date:1994
Title:The Reptiles of Virginia.
Publisher:Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC.
Pages:352pp
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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