Pseudemys spp.

Basic information
Scientific name	Pseudemys spp.	(No picture)
Lower taxa	Pseudemys nelsoni, P. scripta, P. peninsularis, etc.
Common names
Higher taxon	Emydidae, Testudines, Reptilia
Natural range	E & S USA, NE Mexico
Habitat	River, pond, lake, brackish.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Details unknown. There have been some records, for example, those for P. nelsoni in small ponds in Tokyo. Whether established or not is unknown.
Origin	North America
Date	A record in Tokyo was in 2000.
Route	Deliberate: Imported as pet animals. Many P. peninsularis have been imported with cheap prices.
Impact	Potentially: Competition with native freshwater turtles.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Unknown.

Reference	Notes
DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki. (in Jpn) JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn) Yasukawa (2005) Alien freshwater turtles which may become established in Japan in the near future. Bull. Herpetol. Soc. Jpn. 2005(2):155-163 (in Jpn) etc.