Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID159238
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateIN
CountyMarion
LocalityMarion county, central Indiana
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameDriftwood
HUC8 Number05120204
Map
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Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13258
Author:Minton, S.A., Jr.
Date:2001
Title:Amphibians and Reptiles of Indiana. Revised 2nd Edition.
Publisher:Indiana Academy of Science, Indianpolis.
Pages:404 pp
CommentsCould be nonindigenous or just a natural range expansion from indigenous populations in adjacent counties
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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