Specimen Information

Trachemys scripta elegans
Trachemys scripta elegans
(Red-eared Slider)
Reptiles-Turtles
Native Transplant
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Specimen ID1668945
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateVA
CountyHanover
LocalityGlen Allen, 5.2 km NNW of, 1.7 km E of junction of U.S. Highway 33 and VA Route 660, on VA Route 660, Grassy Swamp Lake
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower James
HUC8 Number02080206
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Collection Day10
Collection Month6
Collection Year1980
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:29152
Author:National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Date:2016
Title:NMNH Extant Specimen and Observation Records
Publisher:National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalMuseum
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 324272
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year ClassAdult

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