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Trachemys scripta
red-eared slider
Shiloh National Military Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		red-eared slider
Park Synonyms:		Trachemys scripta elegans

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		TN: S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Big Bend National Park
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	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
Stones River National Battlefield	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Whitman Mission National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	4/16/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/14/2025 5:55:37 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

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