Trachemys scripta elegans

subspecies of turtle
Taxon taxon Q207839
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Trachemys scripta elegans

Summary

Trachemys scripta elegans is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,767 views/month, #586 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Trachemys scripta elegans's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is classified at the rank of subspecies[4].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is classified within Trachemys scripta[5].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans's scientific name is Trachemys scripta elegans[6].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans's Commons category is recorded as Trachemys scripta elegans[7].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Trachemys scripta elegans[8].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans's Commons gallery is recorded as Trachemys scripta elegans[9].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紅耳龜'}[10].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紅耳泥龜'}[11].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '巴西龜'}[12].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '巴西彩龜'}[13].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '翠龜'}[14].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '麻將龜'}[15].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '秀麗錦龜'}[16].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '七彩龜'}[17].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '彩龜'}[18].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'żółw czerwonolicy'}[19].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'roodwangschildpad'}[20].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'red-eared terrapin'}[21].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[22].
  • Trachemys scripta elegans's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[23].

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Classification

Trachemys scripta elegans's scientific name is Trachemys scripta elegans[6]. It is classified at the rank of subspecies[4]. It is classified within Trachemys scripta[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紅耳龜'}[10], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紅耳泥龜'}[11], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '巴西龜'}[12], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '巴西彩龜'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '翠龜'}[14], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '麻將龜'}[15].

Identifiers

Trachemys scripta elegans's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51271[24]. Trachemys scripta elegans's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 31138[25]. Trachemys scripta elegans's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1242026[26]. Trachemys scripta elegans's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6157026[27]. Trachemys scripta elegans's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173823[28].

Why It Matters

Trachemys scripta elegans ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,767 views/month, #586 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [25] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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