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Scientific Name
Trachemys scripta
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792)
Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
slider turtle
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassReptilia
OrderTestudines
SuborderCryptodira
SuperfamilyTestudinoidea
FamilyEmydidae
SubfamilyDeirochelyinae
GenusTrachemys
SpeciesTrachemys scripta
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Reference used as evidence of presence; Park Status previously noted as "Unconfirmed" (no source); Data Source: J. Balmat, 2007
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: D. Angell, 2007
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: D. Angell, 2007
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
egp - I & M Office
Created Date
2/18/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Deborah Angell
Last Modified Date
3/28/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Ecology of the Amphibians and Reptiles at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. Rosen et al. April 1996. Technical Report No. 53. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Data Source: D. Angell, 2007
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