Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1695905
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StatePA
CountyLehigh
LocalityCatasauqua Creek, right before Lehigh River Canal
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLehigh
HUC8 Number02040106
HUC10 NameLower Lehigh River
HUC10 Number0204010608
HUC12 NameCatasauqua Creek
HUC12 Number020401060808
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month7
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusunknown
CommentsObserved during at Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission biological survey.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierSean Hartzell
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Photo
Trachemys scripta elegans


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [9/7/2024].

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