Specimen Information

Trachemys scripta elegans
Trachemys scripta elegans
(Red-eared Slider)
Reptiles-Turtles
Native Transplant
Collection Info
Point Map
Species Profile
Animated Map
Impacts

Specimen ID1659682
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateCA
CountySan Diego
LocalityCamp Pendleton Marin Base
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameAliso-San Onofre
HUC8 Number18070301
Map
Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:25916
Author:California Academy of Sciences.
Date:2013
Title:California Academy of Sciences herpetology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14129
Publisher:California Academy of Sciences.
CommentsCollected as egg, raised in captivity.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalMuseum
Museum Cat Number233782
VerifierE.L. Ervin
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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