Reptiles of North Carolina
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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ALLIGATORIDAE
ANGUIDAE
ANOLIDAE
CHELONIIDAE
CHELYDRIDAE
COLUBRIDAE
DERMOCHELYIDAE
ELAPIDAE
EMYDIDAE
GEKKONIDAE
KINOSTERNIDAE
MISCELLANEOUS
PHRYNOSOMATIDAE
SCINCIDAE
TEIIDAE
TRIONYCHIDAE
VIPERIDAE
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Emydidae Members:
Chrysemys picta
Chrysemys picta picta
Clemmys guttata
Deirochelys reticularia
Glyptemys muhlenbergii
Graptemys geographica
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii
Malaclemys terrapin
Pseudemys concinna
Pseudemys concinna concinna
Pseudemys concinna floridana
Pseudemys rubriventris
Terrapene carolina
Trachemys scripta
Trachemys scripta elegans
Trachemys scripta scripta
Trachemys scripta troostii
NC
Records
Trachemys scripta elegans
(Wied-Neuwied, 1838) - Red-eared Slider
Photo: Joe Mickey
Photo: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin
Taxonomy
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Testudines
Family:
Emydidae
Subfamily:
Deirochelyinae
Author:
(Wied-Neuwied, 1838)
Taxonomic Comments:
See species account
Species Comments:
See species account
Identification
Morphological Features:
See species account; apart from differences in markings, there do not appear to be any morphological features that separate the three subspecies
Technical Reference:
Palmer and Braswell (1995); Ernst and Lovich (2009)
Online Photos:
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Distribution in North Carolina
County Map:
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Key Habitat Requirements
Life History and Autecology
General Ecology
Adverse Environmental Impacts
Status in North Carolina
NHP State Rank:
SE
Global Rank:
G5
Photo Gallery for
Trachemys scripta elegans
- Red-eared Slider
6 photos are shown.
Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones
Polk Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: J. Mickey
Iredell Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Joe Mickey
Yadkin Co.
Comment: Two Red-eared Sliders and one Painted Turtle
Recorded by: Joe Mickey
Forsyth Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Joe Mickey
Forsyth Co.
Comment: One large Red-eared Slider and four Painted Turtles
Recorded by: Jim Petranka Petranka and Becky Elkin
Buncombe Co.
Comment: