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Trachemys scripta (Thunberg, 1792)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Testudines |
| Family | Emydidae |
| Genus | Trachemys |
| Species | Trachemys scripta (Thunberg, 1792) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Jackson
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2011.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- NNA
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- SNA Not Applicable
- Quebec
- SNA Not Applicable
- Saskatchewan
- SNA Not Applicable
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nova Scotia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Texas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New Jersey
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nevada
- SNA Not Applicable
- Washington
- SNA Not Applicable
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- S3 Vulnerable
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Oregon
- SNA Not Applicable
- Michigan
- SNA Not Applicable
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nebraska
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Delaware
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Arizona
- SNA Not Applicable
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Massachusetts
- SNA Not Applicable
- Pennsylvania
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kentucky
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- District of Columbia
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- New Mexico
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New York
- SNA Not Applicable
- Idaho
- SNA Not Applicable
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Mays, J. 2018. Inventory of Florida's cave fauna with a focus on terrestrial invertebrate species. Progress Report for Florida Park Service. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 9 pp.
- Pylka, J.M. 1957. Cave vertebrates of Florida. The Florida Speleologist 1: 6–7.
How to cite this account
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg, 1792). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-3012. https://cavebiology.org/species/trachemys-scripta/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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