Trachemys scripta ssp elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1839)
(Red-eared Terrapin)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesTrachemys scripta ssp elegans (Red-eared Terrapin)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Winchester, D., Wade, M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. Red-eared Terrapin

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

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