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Trachemys scripta
SLIDER
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		SLIDER
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 13 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Big Bend National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Presidio of San Francisco
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Whitman Mission National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	4/28/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/14/2025 4:11:53 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.

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