Specimen Information

Trachemys scripta elegans
Trachemys scripta elegans
(Red-eared Slider)
Reptiles-Turtles
Native Transplant
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Specimen ID1725398
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateNJ
CountyMercer
LocalityRobert G Martin Lake, Veterans Park, Hamilton, NJ
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Delaware-Musconetcong
HUC8 Number02040105
HUC10 NameAssunpink Creek
HUC10 Number0204010508
HUC12 NameLower Assunpink Creek
HUC12 Number020401050803
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Collection Day22
Collection Month6
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusestablished
CommentsCaught and released a slider with canned whole kernel corn bait. Landed 29 turtles this year. Sliders are well established from pet releases.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJonathan Freedman, USGS NAS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
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Trachemys scripta elegans

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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