Specimen ID | 1697451 |
Group | Reptiles-Turtles |
Genus | Chrysemys |
Species | picta |
Subspecies | bellii |
Common Name | Western Painted Turtle |
State | FL |
County | Miami-Dade |
Locality | A.D. Barnes Park, Miami |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Florida Southeast Coast |
HUC8 Number | 03090206 |
HUC10 Name | Tamiami Canal |
HUC10 Number | 0309020615 |
HUC12 Name | Tamiami Canal |
HUC12 Number | 030902061500 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 30 |
Collection Month | 4 |
Collection Year | 2021 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released |
Status | unknown |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 38358 |
Author: | Stemle, L.R. |
Date: | 2021 |
Title: | First report of a non-native Western Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta bellii (Gray 1831), in Miami, Florida, in 50 years |
Journal: | Reptiles and Amphibians |
Volume: | 28 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 358-359 |
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Reference 2 |
Ref. Number: | 45082 |
Author: | Stemle, L.R. and C.A. Searcy |
Date: | 2024 |
Title: | Habitat characteristics favoring native freshwater turtles in the highly invaded urban turtle community of Miami-Dade County |
Journal: | Biological Invasions |
Volume: | 26 |
Pages: | 1181-1194 |
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Comments | First record of this species in Florida since 25 were released in Miami-Dade Co. in 1964. |
Record Type | Literature |
Disposal | removed from pond |
Museum Cat Number | UF–192121 photo voucher |
Verifier | Hunter Lowell (University of Miami) and Michael Llorett (University of Florida) |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Size | 12.1 cm carapace length, 8.7 cm carapace width, 0.2 kg mass |
Number of Breeding Males | 1 |