WoRMS taxon details
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792)
999901 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:999901)
accepted
Species
Chrysemys elegans · unaccepted
Chrysemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) · unaccepted
Emys troostii Holbrook, 1836 · unaccepted
Pseudemys elegans Force, 1928 · unaccepted
Pseudemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) · unaccepted
Pseudemys scripta troostii (Holbrook, 1836) · unaccepted
Testudo scripta Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792 · unaccepted
(of Testudo scripta Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) Schoepff, J. D. (1792). Historia Testudinum Iconibus Illustrata. [part 1]. <em>J.J. Palm, Erlangae [=Erlangen].</em> xii + 136 pp. [pp. 1-32]. [details]
Uetz, P. (ed.) (2025). The Reptile Database. Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=999901 on 2025-10-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Testudo scripta Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) Schoepff, J. D. (1792). Historia Testudinum Iconibus Illustrata. [part 1]. <em>J.J. Palm, Erlangae [=Erlangen].</em> xii + 136 pp. [pp. 1-32]. [details]
basis of record Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Jirí Hošek (eds.). (2021). The Reptile Database. , available online at http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz [details]
basis of record Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Jirí Hošek (eds.). (2021). The Reptile Database. , available online at http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Outerbridge, M. E. (2008). Ecological notes on feral populations of Trachemys scripta elegans in Bermuda. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 7(2): 265-269 [details]
From editor or global species database
Alien species This is a widespread species, often traficked and introduced as alien species, hence may occur near or in brackish waters.See http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz//species?genus=Trachemys&species=scripta and references therein. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | lettersierschildpad | [details] |
| English | red-eared terrapinred-eared sliderPond Slider | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trachemys scripta)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (1058 nucleotides; 261 proteins)
To GenBank (1058 nucleotides; 261 proteins) (from synonym Testudo scripta Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792)
To GenBank (1058 nucleotides; 261 proteins) (from synonym Pseudemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792))
To GenBank (1058 nucleotides; 261 proteins) (from synonym Chrysemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trachemys scripta)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (1058 nucleotides; 261 proteins)
To GenBank (1058 nucleotides; 261 proteins) (from synonym Testudo scripta Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792)
To GenBank (1058 nucleotides; 261 proteins) (from synonym Pseudemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792))
To GenBank (1058 nucleotides; 261 proteins) (from synonym Chrysemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
