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Trachemys scripta
Pond slider - Trachemys scripta - Schoepff, 1792
"Most former subspecies have been elevated to species rank in recent years, leaving only Trachemys scripta scripta, T.s. troostii and T.s. elegans as current subspecies (see Seidel 2002, TTWG 2007, Fritz and Havas 2007, for details)."
Trachemys scripta scripta – Yellow-bellied slider
Trachemys scripta elegans – Red-eared slider
Trachemys scripta troostii – Cumberland slider
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Scientific name: Trachemys scripta
Common name: Pond slider
Taxonomy:
Species: Trachemys scripta
Subspecies: Trachemys scripta scripta (Schoepff, 1792)
Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied, 1838)
Trachemys scripta troostii (Holbrook, 1836)
IUCN Status: L.C. - Least Concern ver 3.1
"Trachemys scripta is assessed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, and large population."
References:
Arnold, E.N. 2003. Reptiles and amphibians of Europe. Princeton University Press., Princeton and Oxford;
Boulenger, George A. 1890. A list of the reptiles and batrachians of Amoorland [Russia] Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 5: 137-144;
Council of Europe. 2003. Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. Group of experts on the conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles. Mälmo (Sweden), 26-27 September 2003. Report T-PVS (2003) 18.
Fuhn, I. & S. Vancea, 1961: Fauna Republicii Române, 14. Reptilia (Testoase, Sopârle, Serpi). Bucuresti;
Gasc, J.-P., A. Cabela, J. Crnobrnja-Isailovic, D. Dolmen, K. Grossenbacher, P. Haffner, J. Lescure, H. Martens, J.P. Martinez-Rica, H. Maurin, M.E. Oliveira, T.S. Sofianidou, M. Veith & A. Zuiderwijk, 1997: Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles in Europe. - Societas Europaea Herpetologica und Muséum National d'Historie Naturelle (IEGB/SPN), Paris;
IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. ;
Szczerbak, N.N. 2003. Guide to the Reptiles of the Eastern Palearctic. Krieger, Malabar, FL, 260 pp.;
Sos, T. 2008. Review of recent taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in European Amphibia and Reptilia related to Romanian herpetofauna. Herpetologica Romanica 2: 61-91;
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