Specimen Information

Chrysemys picta marginata
Chrysemys picta marginata
(Midland Painted Turtle)
Reptiles-Turtles
Native Transplant

Specimen ID266425
GroupReptiles-Turtles
GenusChrysemys
Speciespicta
Subspeciesmarginata
Common NameMidland Painted Turtle
StateNM
CountyBernalillo
LocalityRio Grande Nature Center (in a pond), Albuquerque,
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRio Grande-Albuquerque
HUC8 Number13020203
HUC10 NameCity of Albuquerque-Rio Grande
HUC10 Number1302020303
HUC12 NameArroyo del Pino
HUC12 Number130202030302
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month6
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13344
Author:Stuart, J.N.
Date:2000
Title:Additional Notes on Native and Non-native Turtles of the Rio Grande Drainage, New Mexico.
Journal:Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society
Volume:31
Issue:3
Pages:147-157
CommentsSpecimen was captured and released back into the same pond.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size127 mm CL, 116 mm PL, 265g


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