Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1725762
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusTrachemys
Speciesscripta
Subspecieselegans
Common NameRed-eared Slider
StateMI
CountyOakland
LocalityCommerce Charter Township
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHuron
HUC8 Number04100013
HUC10 NameWoodruff Creek-Huron River
HUC10 Number0410001301
HUC12 NameNorton Creek
HUC12 Number041000130103
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month7
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet | dispersed
Statusunknown
CommentsI am guessing the shell was about eight to ten inches long and female as I did not see inordinately long claws I did not touch it and it continued on into my shady garden It looks like it it is gone and from the flattened ground cover has continued south up the side of the house I did not see where it went from there
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJonathan Freedman, USGS NAS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Photo
Trachemys scripta elegans
Trachemys scripta elegans
Trachemys scripta elegans


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/3/2024].

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