Taxon details
NameRed eared Terrapin , Trachemys scripta elegans
Common/Māori namesRed eared Terrapin , Red- eared slider
Higher ClassificationAnimalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Testudines | Emydidae family | Trachemys | scripta | elegans
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