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Pseudemys rubriventris
Northern Red-bellied Cooter, Red-bellied Turtle
Assateague Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Pseudemys rubriventris (Le Conte, 1830)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Northern Red-bellied Cooter, Red-bellied Turtle
Park Synonyms:		Chrysemys rubriventris, Pseudemys rubriventris rubriventris

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Testudines, Suborder Cryptodira, Family Emydidae, Genus Pseudemys, Species Pseudemys rubriventris


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: S5; VA: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Blue Ridge Parkway
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
First State National Historical Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Manassas National Battlefield Park	National Mall and Memorial Parks
Petersburg National Battlefield	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	9/24/2024

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 6:35:20 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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