Pseudemys floridana (Le Conte, 1830)

Figueroa, Alex, Low, Martyn E. Y. & Lim, Kelvin K. P., 2023, Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution, Zootaxa 5287 (1), pp. 1-378 : 246-247

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5287.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:78E23714-8973-4755-BC94-0A751D7D2B37

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7968143

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/88502B73-FF6F-B880-FF6B-43137D0D0EE0

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scientific name

Pseudemys floridana (Le Conte, 1830)
status

 

Pseudemys floridana (Le Conte, 1830) View in CoL — Non-native; Introduced.

Florida Cooter

Singapore records.

Pseudemys sp. —Ramsay et al., 2007: 165.—P.K.A. Ng, 2009: 53, 203.

Pseudemys floridana floridana —N. Baker, 2015b: 56, 57 (MacRitchie Reservoir).

Remarks. Pseudemys floridana is native to southeastern United States (TTWG 2021). One individual was observed on 25 February 2015 at MR ( Baker 2015b).

LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. No specimens.

Additional Singapore museum specimens. No specimens.

Genus Trachemys Agassiz, 1857 (1 species)

Trachemys decussata (Bell in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1830)— Non-native; Introduced.

Cuban Slider

Singapore records.

Trachemys decussata —T.H.Ng& K.K.P.Lim, 2010:123(Jurong Lake;Lower Seletar Reservoir; MacRitchie Reservoir; Upper Peirce Reservoir; Upper Seletar Reservoir).—D.C.J. Yeo & C.S.W. Chia, 2010: 35.—N. Baker & K.P. Lim, 2012: 125.—K.K.P. Lim, 2013d: 119 (Botanic Gardens).—N. Baker, 2015b: 56, 57 (MacRitchie Reservoir).—H.H. Tan, 2015: 99 (Botanic Gardens).—Wijedasa, 2015: 180.—H.H. Tan, 2016b: 137 (Bishan Park).

Remarks. Trachemys decussata is native to Cuba (TTWG 2021), but has been reported from SBG, JL, LS, MR, UPR, and USR (Ng & Lim 2010; Lim 2013; Baker 2015b). As T. decussata bears resemblance to T. scripta, it may be more common and widespread than perceived. However, it remains unknown whether T. decussata has established breeding populations in Singapore. Thus, for now we choose to keep T. decussata off Singapore’s herpetofauna checklist.

LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. Upper Peirce Reservoir : ZRC.2.6497 (02-Aug-2007) , ZRC.2.6554 (20-Jun-2007) .

Additional Singapore museum specimens. No specimens.

Family Geoemydidae Theobald, 1868 (4 species)

Genus Batagur Gray, 1856 (1 species)

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

ZRC

Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Testudines

Family

Emydidae

Genus

Pseudemys

Loc

Pseudemys floridana (Le Conte, 1830)

Figueroa, Alex, Low, Martyn E. Y. & Lim, Kelvin K. P. 2023
2023
Loc

Pseudemys floridana floridana

Baker, N. 2015: 56
2015
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