POND SLIDER Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) 

STATUS:  Abundant

DOCUMENTED COUNTIES:  Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Rockwall, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise

HABITAT:  permanent water in all habitats

SUBSPECIES:  Red-eared Slider T. s. elegans (Wied, 1838)