Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID159239
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateNE
CountyPawnee
LocalityBurchard Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Fork Big Nemaha
HUC8 Number10240007
HUC10 NameTurkey Creek
HUC10 Number1024000701
HUC12 NameWest Branch Turkey Creek
HUC12 Number102400070102
Map
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Collection Year1983
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13901
Author:Somma.
Date:2004
Title:personal observation.
Comments3-4 adults including one melanistic male observed during several visits. The turtles were no longer seen during several subsequent visits in the 1990s.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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