Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792)
(Red-eared Terrapin, Pond Terrapin)

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ID refs
Trachemys scripta ssp elegans
Red-eared Terrapin
Subspecies 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrachemys scripta (Red-eared Terrapin, Pond Terrapin)
FamilyEMYDIDAE (terrapins)
OrderTESTUDINES (turtles, terrapins and tortoises)
ClassREPTILIA (reptiles)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Terrapin, Pond Terrapin) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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