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Trachemys scripta elegans
A melanistic male
Spotted at the Reservoir, Central Park, New York. Red-eared sliders are native to the Southern United States and northern Mexico
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Superfamily: Testudinoidea Family: Emydidae Genus: Trachemys Species: T. scripta Subspecies: T. s. elegans
Spotted on Mar 13, 2021
Submitted on Mar 14, 2021
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