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Species profile—Trachemys scripta scripta (yellow-bellied slider)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Emydidae (emydid turtles, pond turtles, terrapins) → Trachemys scripta scripta (yellow-bellied slider)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Emydidae (emydid turtles, pond turtles, terrapins)
Scientific name
Trachemys scripta scripta (Schoepff, 1792)
Common name
yellow-bellied slider
Type reference
Schoepff, J.D. (1792). Historia Testudinum iconibus illustrata. J.J. Palm, Erlangae. 136 pp.
WildNet taxon ID
28783
Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
Prohibited Matter
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Feral Animal
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

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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=28783.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024