Trachemys scripta troostii (Cumberland Slider)

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Cumberland Slider

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Chelonia ()
        Subclass: Anapsida ()
        Order: Casichelydia ()
        Suborder: Cryptodira ()
        Superfamily: Testudinoidea ()
        Family: Emydidae ()
        Subfamily: Deirochelyinae ()
        Genus: Trachemys () - Agassiz, 1857
        Specific name: scripta
        Subspecies: troostii
        Scientific name: - ican Amphibians and Reptiles, Third Edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. ii-41. ISBN: 0-916984-21-4.
        
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Chrysemys scripta troostii (Holbrook • Emys troostii Holbrook • Pseudemys scripta troostii (Holbrook

Name Status: Accepted Name . Synonym: Chrysemys scripta troostii. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 11, 2001.

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed March 27, 2012.