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Pseudemys rubriventris
REDBELLY TURTLE
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Pseudemys rubriventris (Le Conte, 1830)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		REDBELLY 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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: S4; MD: S5; VA: S4; WV: S3
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 10 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Assateague Island National Seashore
Blue Ridge Parkway	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
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:	8/25/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 3:37:56 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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