Trachemys scripta elegans

subspecies of turtle
Taxon taxon Q207839
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Summary

Trachemys scripta elegans is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,243 views/month, #586 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: subspecies[3]
  • Parent taxon: Trachemys scripta[4]
  • Taxon name: Trachemys scripta elegans[5]
  • Commons category: Trachemys scripta elegans[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Trachemys scripta elegans[7]
  • Commons gallery: Trachemys scripta elegans[8]
  • Taxon common name: 紅耳龜[9], 紅耳泥龜[10], 巴西龜[11], 巴西彩龜[12], 翠龜[13], 麻將龜[14], 秀麗錦龜[15], 七彩龜[16], 彩龜[17], żółw czerwonolicy[18], roodwangschildpad[19], red-eared terrapin[20]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[21]
  • Diel cycle: diurnality[22]

Body

Identifiers

Trachemys scripta elegans's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51271[23]. Trachemys scripta elegans's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 31138[24]. Trachemys scripta elegans's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1242026[25]. Trachemys scripta elegans's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6157026[26]. Trachemys scripta elegans's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173823[27].

Why It Matters

Trachemys scripta elegans has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [24] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [27] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [25] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . 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. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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