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Trachemys scripta

(Thunberg In Schoepff, 1792)
Chordata » Testudines » Emydidae » Trachemys scripta
Common name (English)
Red-eared slider
Common name (Greek)
Αμερικανική νεροχελώνα
Ηabitat
C: Inland water

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Invasive

Impacts
Negative
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Pet/aquarium/terranium – Pet
References

Papatheodoulou A, Martinou AF, Klonis P, Tricarico E, Chartosia N, Lucy FE, Hadjistylli M (2021) Distribution of two invasive alien species of Union concern in Cyprus inland waters. BioInvasions Records 10(3): 730–740. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2021.10.3.23

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