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Vertebrata (1163)
"Reptiles" (111)
Testudines (Turtles And Tortoises) (12)
Emydidae (Terrapins) (1)
Emydidae (Terrapins)
Trachemys scripta elegans
(Wied, 1838)
Red-eared Slider, Elegant Slider
Emydidae (Terrapins)
Nathanael Maury
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Identified By: Nathanael Maury
Species Interactions (3)
Preyed upon by
Grey-headed Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus ichthyaetus
References
Yong et al., 2014. BioInvasions Records 3(3): 201-205
Malayan Water Monitor
Varanus salvator
References
Abdur Rashid, 2004. Unpublished PhD thesis, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Ng, 2009. Unpublished PhD thesis. Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Yong et al., 2014. BioInvasions Records 3(3): 201-205
Hall, 2016. Bird Ecology Study Group blog
Chan et al., 2019. Bird Ecology Study Group blog
White-bellied Sea Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
References
Pan, 2009. Bird Ecology Study Group blog
Basic Information
Classification:
Vertebrata: "Reptilia": Testudines: Emydidae (American terrapins)
Residency Status:
Non-native
Biology/Ecology
Ecology:
Widespread and common.
External Links
Ecology Asia
Nature in Singapore
Biodiversity Record: First record of in-situ hatching of red-eared sliders in equatorial Southeast Asia
Singapore Biodiversity Records
Red-eared slider in Hougang canal
Successful hatching of red-eared sliders in Singapore
Cuban slider and common cooter at MacRitchie Reservoir
Terrapins in the Symphony Lake of the Singapore Botanic Gardens
Aquatic organisms observed at Gardens by the Bay
Synonyms
Pseudemys scripta elegans
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