NPSpecies

Data Source: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006.

Most likely source of colonists are pets that escaped or were released into the wild--Tiebout, 2003.; Data Source: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006. 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: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006. In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was No with comment: 150 acres impacted--NRMAP Data: Brian Lambert, Natural Resource Specialist, and Margaret A. Carfioli, Biological Science Technician

Data Source: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006.

Park Species Detail: See synonym Chrysemys scripta elegans to view additional species evidence. Both banks of the Schuylkill River, wetlands (primarily the desilting basins), and Valley Creek; Encountered 58 times. Most common turtle encountered during this survey., Park Species Data Source: Tiebout, 2003. NPBIB-552045., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Hulse, A. C., C. J. McCoy, and E. J. Censky. 2001. Amphibians and reptiles of Pennsylvania and the northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY. (2) Conant, R. and J. T. Collins. 1998. Reptiles and amphibians eastern/central North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (3) Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders ot the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC. (4) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. September 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/.