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Red-eared Slider

Reptiles

The red-eared slider, or red-eared terrapin, is a subspecies of the pond slider turtle native to the southern United States and extreme northern Mexico. Popular worldwide as a pet and the most commonly traded turtle in the world, it has become established outside its native range through pet releases and now outcompetes native species in many places, earning it a place on the list of the world's hundred worst invasive species and making it the most invasive turtle of any kind.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Omnivore 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Trachemys scripta elegans 1

Conservation Status

Least Concern 6

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Red-eared Slider

In Biome

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Trachemys scripta

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Trachemys scripta

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Sources

1. Red-eared Slider (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Lead paragraph
The red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a subspecies of the pond slider.
lead paragraph (diet), EntityId 286016
They also require abundant aquatic plants, as these are the adults' main food, although they are omnivores.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)

Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ142985, descriptionView the Source

4. NatureServe: NatureServe Explorer: Trachemys scripta elegans

NatureServeGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "T5"

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5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Trachemys scripta

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
lakes and ponds
In Biome: River, Habitat Regions, biome: rivers and streams
rivers and streams

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6. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Trachemys scripta

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record

Quote, iucnRedListCategory record

"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"

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Wikidata: Red-eared Slider

Wikidata Q207839, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Child Taxon Of: Pond slider, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q142985 (Pond slider)

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