Trachemys scripta

Trachemys scripta

Distribution of Trachemys scripta and its subspecies

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Emydidae
Subfamilia: Deirochelyinae
Genus: Trachemys
Species: Trachemys scripta
Subspecies: T. s. elegans – T. s. scripta – T. s. troostii

Name

Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792)

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1792. (Testudo scripta). In: Schoepff, J.D. Historia Testudinum Iconibus Illustrata. Erlangae: Ioannis Iacobi Palm, 136 pp. (pp. 16–17).

Additional references

• Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., Bour, R., Fritz, U., Georges, A., Shaffer, H.B. & van Dijk, P.P.). 2017. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (8th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs 7: 1–292. ISBN 978-1-5323-5026-9. DOI: 10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017. . Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Trachemys scripta. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 November 2019.
• Trachemys scripta – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• IUCN: Trachemys scripta  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

čeština: Želva nádherná
Deutsch: Nordamerikanische Buchstaben-Schmuckschildkröte
English: Pond slider
magyar: Közönséges ékszerteknős
日本語: アカミミガメ
한국어: 연못거북
polski: Żółw ozdobny
português: Tartaruga-do-rio
slovenčina: Korytnačka písmenková
ไทย: เต่าแก้มแดง, เต่าญี่ปุ่น

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