David Element

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Amphibians and Reptiles 21 - Red-eared Terrapins 1

                        RED-EARED TERRAPIN Trachemys scripta elegans

• The Red-eared Terrapin is an alien species of American origin which has been artificially introduced to Britain following the "Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtle" craze. This led to a huge increase in the keeping of terrapins and turtles as pets and many of these animals were subsequently released into the wild where they have had a deleterious effect upon native species. The example shown above is currently living in a suburban park on the outskirts of London where it appears to be thriving. The shell is probably more than 25cm in length.

• With thanks to Maurice Drake of Wellset Repro Ltd.: info@flipsideweb.co.uk for providing the scanned image.

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