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Scientific Name

Trachemys scripta

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792)

Park

Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)

Sensitive

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

pond slider

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Reptilia
Order	Testudines
Suborder	Cryptodira
Superfamily	Testudinoidea
Family	Emydidae
Subfamily	Deirochelyinae
Genus	Trachemys
Species	Trachemys scripta

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 3, 2011.

Nativeness

Non-native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 3, 2011. 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: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 3, 2011.

Abundance

Uncommon

Abundance Notes

Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 3, 2011.

Management Tags

Exploitation Concern
All herps may be exploited by collectors.

Seasonality Tags

Breeder
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 3, 2011.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

References

Vouchers

External Links

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

GLIMP

Created Date

8/4/2000 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Jennifer Stingelin Keefer

Last Modified Date

6/15/2011 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: LAKE Observation, Accepted Detail: Crother, B. I. (ed.). 2008. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, pp. 1-84. SSAR Herpetological Circular 37. [http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php]

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NPSpecies

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