Reptiles of North Carolina
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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)
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Distribution in North Carolina
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Life History and Autecology
General Ecology
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Status in North Carolina
NHP State Rank: SE
Global Rank: G5

Photo Gallery for Trachemys scripta elegans - Red-eared Slider

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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.
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