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Scientific Name: Trachemys scripta elegans
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Common Name: Red-eared Slider
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Family: Emydidae
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Description: A large, melanistic Red-eared Slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, basking on dead cattails in pHake Lake. This one, which has an 11-inch shell, is about as large as this species gets. Although you can't see most of the characteristic markings in this very dark individual, you can see a small red dot on the head if you look closely.
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Notes: Photographed 17 April 2011.
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Location: Bernard Field Station
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BFS Area: pHake Lake
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Photo Type: Animal--Reptile
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Photographer: Nancy Hamlett
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Date Taken: 2011-04-17
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Upload Date: 2011-09-19 23:29:21
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