Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1712232
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateMI
CountyWayne
LocalityDearborn Heights Golf Course
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDetroit
HUC8 Number04090004
HUC10 NameLower River Rouge
HUC10 Number0409000403
HUC12 NamePerrin Drain-Lower River Rouge
HUC12 Number040900040303
Map
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Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:41443
Author:Terry, P.J.
Date:2015
Title:Elucidating the Conservation Status of Michigan's Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans): A Phylogeographic Approach
Publisher:Eastern Michigan University
Pages:72
Commentsmicrosatellite analysis found this population genetically similar to individuals from the northern edge of the native range in IN
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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