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Trachemys scripta elegans is a subspecies of turtle within the family Emydidae. It belongs to the class Testudines, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The species is a subspecies of the parent taxon Trachemys scripta. Common names for this organism include 紅耳龜, 紅耳泥龜, 巴西龜, and 巴西彩龜. It exhibits diurnality in its daily activity cycle.
The IUCN Red List assessed the status of Trachemys scripta elegans as Least Concern in 2011. Records of this subspecies are held by institutions including MVZ and DMNS, with occurrences documented in the United States. The taxon has 105,508 occurrence records and 3,797 records with 201 media items.
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Species
Least ConcernTrachemys scripta elegans
SUBSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyEmydidae
Trachemys scripta elegans Trachemys scripta elegans, la Tortue de Floride ou Trachémyde à tempes rouges ou encore Tortue à tempes rouges et Tortue à oreilles rouges est une sous-espèce de tortue de la famille des Emydidae présente à l'état naturel en Amérique du nord, d'où elle est originaire, et en Europe, où elle est désormais naturalisée. Elle est facilement identifiable par les taches uniques de couleur rougeâtre qu'elle a sur ses tempes. On peut noter, également, son plastron de couleur jaune et sa carapace dorsale de couleur vert marron à brun. Jeunes, elles sont vertes jaunâtre.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,797
- With media
- 201
- Family
- Emydidae
- Collections
- MVZ, DMNS
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
The red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a subspecies of the pond slider (Trachemys scripta), a terrapin belonging to the family Emydidae. Native to the southern United States and extreme northern Mexico, it is popular as a pet across the world, and is the most invasive chelonian. It is the most commonly traded chelonian in the world.
The red-eared slider is native to the central and southern United States and northern Mexico, but has become established in other places because of pet releases, and has become invasive in many areas where it outcompetes native species. The red-eared slider is included in the list of the world's 100 most invasive species.
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