Species profile—Trachemys scripta elegans (red-eared slider)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Emydidae (emydid turtles, pond turtles, terrapins) → Trachemys scripta elegans (red-eared slider)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Emydidae (emydid turtles, pond turtles, terrapins)
- Scientific name
- Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1839)
- Common name
- red-eared slider
- Type reference
- Wied-Newied, M.A.P., prinz von. (1839) Reise in das innere Nord-America in den jahren 1832 bis 1834. 2 volumes. J. Hoelscher, Coblenz, 1839-41.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 28782
- Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
- Restricted Matter
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Introduced
- Pest status
- Feral Animal
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Terrestrial
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=28782.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
