Classification
Animalia [kingdom]Chordata [phylum]
Reptilia [class]
Anapsida [subclass]
Testudines [order]
Cryptodira [suborder]
Testudinoidea [superfamily]
Emydidae [family]
Deirochelyinae [subfamily]
Trachemys [genus]
Trachemys scripta [species]
Trachemys scripta elegans [subspecies]