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Red eared Terrapin , Trachemys scripta elegans (Subspecies)

Taxon | Taxonomic overview and related information

Taxon details

NameRed eared Terrapin , Trachemys scripta elegans
Common/Māori namesRed eared Terrapin
Higher ClassificationAnimalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Testudines | Emydidae family | Trachemys | scripta | elegans