Species profile—Trachemys scripta (common slider)
Modernisation project
The WildNet platform will launch on 21st May. For more information about the modernisation project, visit WildNet ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) or email wildnet@detsi.qld.gov.au ( mailto:wildnet@detsi.qld.gov.au ).
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles) → Emydidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=emydidae ) (emydid turtles, pond turtles, terrapins) → Trachemys scripta (common slider)
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=28781&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=28781&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=28781 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles)
- Family
- Emydidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=emydidae ) (emydid turtles, pond turtles, terrapins)
- Scientific name
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792)
- Common name
- common slider
- Type reference
- Schoepff, J.D. (1792). Historia Testudinum iconibus illustrata. J.J. Palm, Erlangae. 136 pp.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 28781
- Synonym(s)
- Pseudemys scripta
Chrysemys scripta - Alternate name(s)
- pond slider
- Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
- Prohibited Matter
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Introduced
- Pest status
- Feral Animal
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Terrestrial
Other resources
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Trachemys%20scripta#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=TRACHEMYS%2BSCRIPTA )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=28781 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=28781 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
