10.5 Threat: Invasive reptiles
p. 583-584
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10.5.1 Red-eared terrapin Trachemys scripta

Likely to be beneficial
Direct removal of adults
1Two studies, a replicated study from Spain using Aranzadi turtle traps, and an un-replicated study in the British Virgin Islands using sein netting, successfully captured but did not eradicate red-eared terrapin populations. Assessment: likely to be beneficial (effectiveness 40 %; certainty 50 %).
2https://www.conservationevidence.com/actions/1055
Unlikely to be beneficial
Application of a biocide
3A replicated, controlled laboratory study in the USA, found that application of glyphosate to the eggs of red-eared terrapins reduced hatching success to 73 % but only at the highest experimental concentration of glyphosate and a surface active agent. Assessment: unlikely to be beneficial (effectiveness 15 %; certainty 50 %).
4https://www.conservationevidence.com/actions/1059
No evidence found (no assessment)
5We have captured no evidence for the following interventions:
- Biological control using native predators
- Draining invaded waterbodies
- Public education
- Search and removal using sniffer dogs.
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